Some Themes in the Analysis of the Anatomy of Contemporary Capitalist Societies
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Acta Sociologica
- Vol. 25 (4) , 405-418
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000169938202500406
Abstract
In this paper I explore some aspects of the rotations between social structures and social struggles, within the context of an overall conceptualisation of the anatomy of capitalist societies. I argue that such societies should be viewed as comprising three interdependent and dissimilar sets of social relations, the economy, civil society and the state I then examine some of the interrelations between social struggles and changes in social structures. I analyse in particular the logic of collective class actions, and the variety of unintended consequences of such actions.Keywords
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