Basic Class Location

Erik Olin Wright clearly states that there are two main kinds of class locations: Basic class locations (bourgeoisie and proletariat) and contradictory class location (middle class workers). A big company like Sears involves these two kinds of class locations. It is made up of a CEO (who owns the means of production) and its lower class workers (who maintains the flow of the capital) these are the custodians and the sales associates. These workers are not required to have a high set of knowledge but the company will not function without them. In addition, Sears also hires a manager (a middle class worker) who posses both elements of two classes. A manager may not be the owner but he or she has the authority to perform tasks on behalf of the owner this includes hiring and firing workers. However, a manager can also get fired by the owner for his or her wrongdoing. A big company like Sears is looking for a manager that holds a great amount of knowledge and skills because he or she has a huge responsibility to perform, however, with this responsibility comes with a generous profit known as a loyalty rents. A manager receives a benefit that may not be as good as the owner’s profit, but it is certainly much higher than the rest of the workers. A manager is well-knowledgeable in both classes because he/she is seen as both a subordinate and an authority. …show more content…
Wright Mills might say that a middle class worker such as a manager has the ability to use sociological imagination to explain the reasons behind his or her troubles. Both classes have their own problems but a middle class worker such as the manager has both the elements of being in a upper and in a lower class, which allows him or her to see that their problems come from one root. A middle class worker has an ability to be more open-minded, and see things in a different way; he could view both problems together as a whole and connects them to the main