A classless Society

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  • A Classless Society
    • Marxism
      • The proletariat only have their labour to trade with.
      • The bourgeoisie own the means of production and use this power to exploit workers.
      • The two classes have very different interests - one values profits, the other values wages.
      • These differences cause conflict between the two classes.
      • Eventually, the lower classes will revolve against the upper classes and communism will exist.
    • Functionalism
      • Some occupations are more important to society than others.
      • Important jobs require high ability and lots of training, so they have high rewards.
      • Less important jobs do not require high ability nor lots of training, so they have low rewards.
      • The lower classes look-up to the upper classes and aspire to be them, so they work harder.
      • The upper classes look-down upon the lower classes don't want to be them, so they still work hard.
      • This ensures that only the top people can be in the top jobs.
    • New Right
      • The Conservative Government have claimed that there are four factors which affect your life chances, class not being one of them.
      • If someone doesn't receive adequate primary socialisation from their family, they may not know the difference between right and wrong or be encouraged to try hard at school
      • Someone who lacks qualifications from education find it difficult to get into a good job. In 2011, just under half  of those with no qualifications were in employment, compared to 8 in 10 of those with at least one qualification. 
      • Treatable conditions include issues such as illness, mental illness and drug abuse. Approximately 80% of problem drug users in England are unemployed. Most likely because employers are reluctant to employing potentially problematic workers.
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