Answered: The New York Times notes, “The amount…

Social Psychology (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

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The New York Times notes, “The amount of student debt held in America is roughly equal to the size of the economy of Brazil or Australia. More than 45 million people collectively owe $1.6 trillion, according to U.S. government data.” a. Is this a case of domination? If so, who is dominating whom? b. Is the U.S. in this situation a neutral party or is it involved in domination? c. How would Marx and Weber analyze this scenario?

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Introduction

Karl Marx and Max Weber are considered two of the founding fathers of Sociology. While Weber focused his analysis on how ascetic Protestantism (religion), capitalism and the rise of bureaucratic organization results in the rationalization of society. Marx's theory of historical materialism focusses on the evolution of social class. He discusses the movement of history itself as a dialectical process of thesis, antithesis and synthesis through which humans move from one form of social arrangement to another. Marx envisioned a final resting point of this process in an egalitarian society established by a revolution by the lower classes.