Neo-Marxist theories of inequality
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- Created on: 08-06-17 17:34
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- Neo-Marxist theories of inequality
- Look at factors such as ideology and access people have to power to attempt to explain structural inequality
- Difference between Marx and Neo-Marx is that Marx use economic determinism to explain inequality
- Reject the idea of economic determinism
- GRAMSCI
- Bourgeoisie control the ideas of society and so remain powerful
- Create a situation where the majority of society agree with rules without question
- Education teaches us, mostly the poor, to accept ruling from authority figures
- Create a situation where the majority of society agree with rules without question
- Bourgeoisie control the ideas of society and so remain powerful
- ALTHUSSER
- Two forms of oppression in society
- Repressive State Apparatus
- dominate through power and violence
- Ideological State Apparatus
- Institutions like family, education, religion reinforce capitalist ideology
- Repressive State Apparatus
- Two forms of oppression in society
- FRANKFURT SCHOOL
- Looked at the importance of the media in Nazi Germany
- Propaganda influencing people's attitudes
- Media acts as a drug, teaching s to accept the ideas of the ruling class
- Looked at the importance of the media in Nazi Germany
- POULANTZAS
- Capitalism does not deliberately control society
- Obtain consent to govern the people by providing laws and minimum wage etc
- Makes workers believe capitalism is on their side and so don't have a class consciousness
- Obtain consent to govern the people by providing laws and minimum wage etc
- CRITICISED because his idea was to form a revolution, which is no longer possible
- Capitalism does not deliberately control society
- MILIBAND
- Inequality is essential for capitalism to survive
- Society is ruled by powerful groups of few people
- Working class don't understand the importance of socialism to improve their lives
- DEMOCRACY ALLOWS FOR US TO HAVE OUR OWN POLITICAL STANCE
- Inequality is essential for capitalism to survive
- HALL
- Too easy to claim ethnic minorities are restrained by race and class
- Black Muggers propaganda was used by media to take away from government mismanagements
- CRITICISMS
- Work cannot be backed up by any evidence
- Simplistic idea that the governments act deliberately to keep people below them- CONSPIRACY
- Work aims for communist revolution which will never happen
- Don't give explanations for gender, they focus on the economy which is more masculine
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