class conflict & legitimacy

define class:

a group of people with the same relations to the means of production, since such high relationships are highly consequential

owners AKA:

bourgeoisie

workers AKA:

proletariat (labor)

the was the Tea Party also known as:

the grass roots movement

who organized and funded the tea party events?

the owning class

why did the owning class promote these events?

they wanted to promote laissez faire as the solution to working class troubles

define laissez faire: 

abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market

define ideology:

a set of ideas and values that justify and explain particular relations of power

define dominant ideology:

ideology that reflects the interests of the most powerful group(s)

marx believed only which two classes really mattered:

1. owners

2. workers

define historical materialism:

a focus on how culture and history are strongly shaped by the underlying economic conditions and relations

define the actors point of view:

the analysis of social phenomena by focusing on the subjective experiences, perceptions, and motivations of the individual (the actors) involved, rather than just observing from the outside

____ implies the understanding of social connections and positioning of the actor within group(s):

the actor’s point of view