Class Inequality
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- Created on: 17-05-19 14:41
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- Class and inequality
- Ope rationalise class
- definitions are different for govs and theories
- Data is difficult to gather and sometime the government does not gather such information (e.g. crime statistics)
- specific common interest - economic interest, life change and position in the labour market
- dominant property = owning commercial class
- middle class professional people - owners of small business and companies
- Working class - work with hands
- economy significant in determining our class
- life changes = some group of people have opp(status)
- inequality = struggle for social power
- Functionalist
- Tend to see social stratification system (social mobility for those who want to better themselves) implies that the poor deserve it as failed to improve
- Highest paid people are of least value (celebs) / inherited wealth is not based on meritocracy / Marx say meritocracy is myth / inequalities of gender, race and physical ability that can hold people back
- Tend to see social stratification system (social mobility for those who want to better themselves) implies that the poor deserve it as failed to improve
- Marxism
- marx view 2 social groups that identified (bourgeoisie = own wealth etc and proprietary = wage slaves) the state makes and enforces law to protect wealthy also ideology = creation and control ideas through media,education (creates false consciousness)
- still relevant in society to see political bias against / mainstream media / over simplistic view of class / ignores other areas BUT can explain by reverse labour force
- marx view 2 social groups that identified (bourgeoisie = own wealth etc and proprietary = wage slaves) the state makes and enforces law to protect wealthy also ideology = creation and control ideas through media,education (creates false consciousness)
- Weberan
- more than economical relationships, control social power (wealth, looks, knowledge - desirable but limited.
- DAHL = everyone has chance of influencing decisions in society BUT group wins debates has power, concept of status PARKIN = social closure process those who have power can deny alternative group to earn money
- more than economical relationships, control social power (wealth, looks, knowledge - desirable but limited.
- Feminism
- LIB = look at economic exploitation and see both gender denied opp RAD = DWORKIN that women form gender class MARX = Marxist ideas but emphasis on economy
- 1st and 2nd wave by confortable middle class - didn't look at W.C / intersectionality is overlap of disadvantage (age,gender,class) / modern now set economic demands for all classes
- LIB = look at economic exploitation and see both gender denied opp RAD = DWORKIN that women form gender class MARX = Marxist ideas but emphasis on economy
- Postmodernism
- class no longer significant - talk about groups not class PAKUISKI = dead concept to access to economic resources, power and prestige (webers theory)
- Not useful to real divisions between people of different social- class backgrounds / stat evidence shows class really matters in regard to employment, culture, underclass, prison and education
- class no longer significant - talk about groups not class PAKUISKI = dead concept to access to economic resources, power and prestige (webers theory)
- New Right
- class division natural for society and result of people SAUNDERS = "consumption cleavage" class position depends on amount of reliance any individual. MURRAY = underclass = welfare dependent and lazy, criminal and in cycle of deprivation
- stat evidence with different values (underclass) from rest of society / Ignores structural factors in cause of poverty / trickle down economic model worked then why is the gap between rich and poor.
- class division natural for society and result of people SAUNDERS = "consumption cleavage" class position depends on amount of reliance any individual. MURRAY = underclass = welfare dependent and lazy, criminal and in cycle of deprivation
- Ope rationalise class
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