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    Christopher English Foundations of Social Science Dr. Kelley 9/17/12 Marx versus De Tocqueville Intelligent‚ respected‚ revolutionary‚ and revered are just some of the superlatives used to describe the multitalented Karl Marx and Alexis De Tocqueville. These two European men both living during the time of the French Revolution‚ would go on to create works and research that would socially shake up the world. Both individuals held drastically different views about society as a whole‚ Democracy

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    Marx Alienation Essay

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    For Marx‚ alienation involved both a description of certain features of capitalism society and a value judgment that they are fundamentally wrong. Although it is not easy to tell which features he is criticizing. He was not totally condemnatory of capitalism: he acknowledged that it leads to a great increase in productivity. Marx believed that capitalism is a necessary stage through which society has to go‚ but he thought that it will be surpassed. Alienation is a relation‚ Marx wrote in one place

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    Marx vs. Weber in today’s society Marx and Weber have not lived within the same social conditions we are facing today‚ and one question that may arise is‚ whose approach to social class and inequality is more compatible with today’s society? Taking a closer look at Weber’s analogy‚ and the concept of “life chances”‚ one may attempt to conclude that his approach is more flexible and fitting in today’s society. Weber offers a micro level analysis of inequality at the individual’s level‚ which makes

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    Bernard Marx- Bernard Marx could be seen as the outcast of the social group. He isn’t exactly as tall or as involved in “social gatherings” (sexual gatherings) as the other Alpha group members‚ the “rich‚ wealthy” class of the dystopian society. Bernard views the other members of his social class as disgusting human beings with no morals. Bernard is kind of like the “Winston Smith” from George Orwell’s 1984. He questions society and goes against a lot‚ if not all‚ of their ideas. John the “Savage”-

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    work sometimes for the benefit of the lord of the manor. As Marx states in the 1859 “Preface to the Critique of Political Economy‚” “The sum total of these relations of production [in a given society] constitutes the economic structure of society.” The explanatory relation involved here is functional explanation. Example: An anthropologist might claim that the fact that the practice of rain dance rituals fosters or is functional for social cohesion explains the presence of rain dance rituals in a given

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    and that’s what Marx saw it as‚ a tool.         Change is something that Marx wanted to strive for he understood the world as it is‚ is unbalanced the scale of power is shifted in the direction of the upper class or bourgeois. The foundations which are society is laid on is based on power which Marx defines as the ability to command strategic resources and advantages that give you an edge on other is life‚ as well as the power of labor. Labor power being of the working class or the proletariat who

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    What is the role of class consciousness in Marx’s thoughts and does the concept contain any present day relevance? Marx developed a key theory called Marxism which is designed to promote the good in society. It is a response to modernity which is modern belief that societies can be transformed for the better. He argues for the working class and witnesses their exploitation. He defined the working class as individuals who sell their labour for wages. These people also do not own the means of production

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    Marx believed in objectification when it came to labor‚ or essentially the outside/visible things we create are the workings of our internal thoughts—in my job‚ this is seen when I program accounts for our call takers as I make the visible (the account the agent works from) by thinking internally what the way to get the best functionality of the account would be. Marx though had some other theories about labor such as how work is a material thing‚ i.e. we farm for the food‚ we dig for the oil‚ etc

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    profit that owners earn is not justly distributed to the nation as a whole. Marx’s Estranged Labor and Private Property and Communism explain the alienation of the laborer caused by private property and how it will bring the downfall of capitalism. Marx believed in communism which is a perfect life for all the individuals. In ancient times‚ people would live in caves and depended on nature to survive and fulfill their everyday needs. However‚ with time world modernized‚ people moved on and money became

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    Response Paper #1 Marx‚ Weber‚ Durkheim‚ introducing the godfathers of sociology. Three of the most influential theorists that are debated on and about till our present time. How have three very different individuals in history have maintained the template as we know it to understanding society‚ which has been over three centuries old? How is it that three different worlds and times in history‚ has had such familiarization not only for their respected times but a revelation to today’s systems and

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