Social Relations of Production

Definition of Social Relations of Production

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Social Relations of Production: Another way of referring to the class structure. The social relations of production refers to the social relationships that people enter into in the production or delivery of goods and services. From a Marxist perspective these relationships are inevitably those of owners and non-owners or those who control the work and those who do not control the work. In this way of thinking, social class is founded on the economy of any society and it is the pattern of class relations that give a society its central character.

Social Relations of Production: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Social Relations of Production. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada