A History of social classes
Marx divided the industrial world into two antagonistic classes: the bourgeois and the proletariat. In today's society, this simple dichotomy fails to capture the many segments of a global marketplace. From the communal hunter/gatherers and agrarian cultures; to ancient empires and medieval fie...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., TVA Films (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2006], c1999.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
Behold humanity! a sociological perspective.
Evolution of society. |
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Table of Contents:
- Social Class Influences (2:54)
- Masters and Slaves: Sumeria and Egypt (4:03)
- Masters and Slaves: Greece and Rome (2:38)
- Masters and Slaves: Feudal Europe and the French Revolution (6:08)
- The Class Struggle: Industrial Revolution (2:42)
- The Class Struggle: Karl Marx (2:58)
- The Class Struggle: Russia and China (2:06)
- The Class Struggle: Europe and North America (1:18)
- A World of Exclusion: India's Caste System (3:32)
- A World of Exclusion: Western Society's Class Divisions (5:45)
- The Rise of Individualism: The Diverse Middle Class (5:26)
- The Rise of Individualism: Employability, Crime, and Drugs (3:05)
- Choosing One's Destiny: Polarized Societies (2:54)
- Choosing One's Destiny: Changing Class Systems (4:05)