For Karl Marx, the capitalist's search for profits led to adopting automation to lower wage costs. In his view, this displaced workers in large numbers from their jobs and drove down wages for all workers

In Marx's terms, this situation created __________.
a. a reserve army of unemployed people
b. a more docile bourgeoisie
c. a smaller lumpenproletariat
d. a wealthier proletariat
e. more employment and larger profits


a

Sociology

You might also like to view...

First generation Blacks feel pressure to identify themselves

A) "only as Blacks." B) "only as immigrants." C) "as real Americans." D) "as equal to other Blacks."

Sociology

The Calvinist belief central to the Protestant ethnic was predestination

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Rosabeth Kanter believed that women’s success in business was limited by

a. the way they were raised b. their biological clocks c. the power structure of the corporation d. their tendency to nurture rather than compete

Sociology

According to ethnomethodological analysis, a _____ generates applause by neutrally defining a state of affairs and then affirming a stance on those affairs.

a. headline—punch line b. position taking c. contrasting d. puzzle-solution

Sociology