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Book Review: A Critique of Contemporary American Sociology, edited by Ted R. Vaughan, Gideon Sjoberg, and Larry T. Reynolds. New York: General Hall, 1993
In: Critical sociology, Volume 22, Issue 1, p. 131-134
ISSN: 1569-1632
A Japanese Reconstruction of Marxist Theory
In: Science & society: a journal of Marxist thought and analysis, Volume 52, Issue 3, p. 377-380
ISSN: 0036-8237
The "Plain Marxism" of C. Wright Mills
In: The insurgent sociologist, Volume 10, Issue 3, p. 83-94
Utopia and Transcendence: An Analysis of Their Decline in Contemporary Science Fiction
In: The journal of popular culture: the official publication of the Popular Culture Association, Volume XIV, Issue 2, p. 242-250
ISSN: 1540-5931
Reply to Young
In: The sociological quarterly: TSQ, Volume 21, Issue 3, p. 463-465
ISSN: 1533-8525
Reply to Wardell
In: The sociological quarterly: TSQ, Volume 20, Issue 3, p. 431-436
ISSN: 1533-8525
Marx and the Method of Successive Approximations
In: The sociological quarterly: TSQ, Volume 19, Issue 2, p. 218-233
ISSN: 1533-8525
A Further Comment on Karl Popper and Marxian Laws
In: Science & society: a journal of Marxist thought and analysis, Volume 41, Issue 4, p. 477-484
ISSN: 0036-8237
The Concept of Power in Marxist Theory: A Critique and Reformulation
In: Critical sociology, Volume 16, Issue 1, p. 3-26
ISSN: 1569-1632
The dominant model of power in Marxist theory contains a number of problematic assumptions. These include: (1) the assumption of objective class interests; (2) the assumption that classes are collective social actors; (3) the assumption that classes have a political "consciousness;" and (4) the assumption that the state is the locus of class power. The central error which underlies these four assumptions of the dominant model is a confusion of the theoretical levels of agency and structure in Marxist theory. The uncritical acceptance of these assumptions has been harmful to the development of Marxist theory and political practice.
Marx and Modern Systems Theory
In: Social science quarterly, Volume 59, Issue 1, p. 3-19
ISSN: 0038-4941
Marx's works mark an interesting anticipation of many of the themes later developed by General Systems Theory. Three of these themes are discussed: (1) Marx's conceptualization of the mode of production as a theoretical system composed of interdependent elements, (2) his analysis of the cycles of interdependence of these elements within the system, & (3) his analysis of social change through an endogenous process of immanent system & class contradiction. These theoretical developments remain of contemporary relevance. 1 Figure. AA.
The Labor Process Among Temporary Workers in the São Paulo Sugar Industry
In: Critical sociology, Volume 23, Issue 3, p. 33-63
ISSN: 1569-1632
The role of circular labor migration in the São Paulo sugar industry's labor process is documented using origin and destination level data. Examination of origin-level data from the Jequitinhonha Valley of Minas Gerais and a review of the historical development of the São Paulo sugar industry demonstrate the special conditions that contribute to this seasonal and highly repetitive flow of manpower. These data also help explain the prevalence of piece-rate wages in the cane-fields and the persistence of a well-developed labor brokerage system. Results show how a combination of structural conditions and employer and worker preferences combine to perpetuate a system of extreme worker exploitation and poverty.