Description
Write essay-type answers to two of the following questions:
1. Compare and contrast Marx’s and Weber’s understandings of capitalism. How does Marx’s ‘law of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall’ reflect the differences between these two understandings? (Devote about half your answer to the latter question.)
2. Discuss Durkheim’s analysis of modern pathologies in the division of labour in society and his proposed solutions to those pathologies. How might a Marxist and a Weberian social theorist, respectively, critique Durkheim’s ideas? (Devote about half your answer to the latter question.)
3. Summarize the differences between dialectical-monist and dualistic social ontologies. How do these differences find expression in the analysis of capitalist economic crises, gender inequality and ecological issues? (Devote about half your answer to the latter question.)
Note:
• Each answer should be approximately 800 words in length, typed and double-spaced.
• Quality of composition as well as intellectual content will be considered in grading.
• Base your answers on the Lecture Notes and relevant course readings for the chosen topics.
• No external referencing is required, but your answers should include some of your own thoughts.
• Except when quoting a source directly, your answers must consist of information, ideas, insights, and opinions
expressed in your own words. Do not plagiarize course readings.
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