Classical sociological theory - Marx, Weber, Durkheim

In this lecture, Dr. Tom Rudel overviews three classical sociological theorists – Marx, Weber and Durkheim. He notes that all three are structuralists, but that each identifies a different force that structures economic activity and outcomes. He describes Marx’s focus on the factory as the site of consumption and production, and he notes the contemporary theories of the treadmill of production and world systems as deriving from Marx’s theories. He then summarizes the theories of Weber, who sees the rationalized state as structuring production and consumption, and he highlights ecological modernization and notions of a world society as updates of Weber’s theories. Finally, he discusses Durkheim’s ideas about occupations and the division of labor as structuring economic activity, and notes the theoretical assumption that stability and technological developments are generated by economic specialization.

[hannah-mariachisholm]

I'm revising for a social theory exam as part of an anthropology degree, and I just wanted to say not only did I learn a great deal, but I thoroughly enjoyed your lecture. I find your pace and delivery really easy to absorb, wish I had you as a lecturer!

[malvikapant]

14:11 that laughter is more random than my existence

[Samar-bwcl]

I like the classroom n the mix of diff N obviously the lecture....

[piyushsingh]

Professor I have one Question Regarding karl marx
Did karl marx Advocate for the one party'system??

[tenzingtamut]

Specialist in particular things make more alienate form on other.

[ThomasBigum]

I died on the opening slide. Do professors really still kill their audience this way?

[addammadd]

I’ve never not said “oeuvre” the same way as this professor.

[ilocorn]

Isn't it weird that all the people with long hair are sitting at the same table?

[alphalobster]

The first places to introduce institutional entities that managed the macro to the micro was communist Russia, namely the roles of the nomenklatura and the apparatchiks who formed the core of state decision making. Although I take your point about the fascist regimes, after all both fascism and communism are two sides of the same coin (authoritarian, state owned production, militaristic). Even if communist ideals didn't intend to be overtly authoritarian or with any inclinations to militarism, to a dictator, that is how they ended up.

[ugochukwubenedict]

interesting,
your diction or choice of words are way too big.
but I enjoyed it

[bitupanbhuyan]

Started with Marx as an economic determinist...ok..

[alphalobster]

Jevon's paradox. Not much of a paradox when the efficiency of energy production is outstripped by the increase of wealth of an increasing population. Sounds like a social benefit not a social problem. The issue of oil palm devestation is not the devistation of oil palm than that devistation wrought by oil palm. Oil palm is a consequence of failed and immature view of the environment manifested as climate change action, a failed group think that sought to solve purely theoretical problems and in so doing created very real environmental problems and suffering with the ensuing food shortages and price increases relative to the economic status of that part of the world dependant of food production that was significantly reduced to serve a wealthy western population subversibvly manipulated by neurotic intellectuals desperate to define notional environmental problems as imminent threats to mankind. Such experiences are proof once again (for example Marx's theories all failed in the cold light of reality too), that macro management of society, economies and the evironment (all complex systems) is folly. The complexity of these systems is by necessity of the effectiveness of our modernist political, societal and ethical ideas and actions incomprehensible. If these systems were comprehensible, then we would not be functioning, as a species, to our potential.

[najidrehman]

wow thats a good lecture, but u r english is too much strog, hence i have do not understand u r lecture . and i am so much interested sociology lecture...

[regalsmartie]

You dont read off a paper in a good youtube video... Very off-putting and dimishes quality