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Weber & Du Bois Introduction to Sociology 2/22/12

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Weber & Du Bois

Introduction to Sociology2/22/12

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Crises in Capitalism

From a statement released by students occupying Athens Law School, February 8, 2012: When we say that the crisis is structural and systemic we mean that the structures of the political economy have reached an end, that their very core has come under attack — that is, the process of value production. It is clear that for capital, we are spareable (see the sky-rocketing unemployment figures) and that at this point, the reproduction of labour force is merely an obstacle in the process of capital accumulation. The monetary-debt crisis, that is, the replacement of wages with loans, and the inability of issuing of loans, lead the system into a vicious circle of unsustainability. This happens, because it places under questioning the value of work itself, that is, the same relationship through which those from below would fit into the roles of the system.

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Discussion TopicsWhat is the difference and relationship between class and status? How would you summarize the key differences between Weber and Marx? What does Du Bois mean about about "being a problem"? What is double-consciousness and how does it relate to, and complicate, the idea of the looking-glass self and the generalized other?