Socialism themes
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- Created on: 03-11-16 06:46
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- community
- humans are social creatures capable of overcoming social and economic problems by drawing on the power of the community rather than individual effort
- capacity for collective action, a willingness and ability to pursue goals by working together
- Believe human nature is 'plastic,' shaped by the experiences and conditions of social life
- Themes of socialism
- cooperation
- natural relationship is cooperation rather than competition
- individuals who work together rather than against each other develop bonds of sympathy, caring, and affection
- can achieve more together
- Moral incentive to work harder is the desire to contribute to the common good which develops out of sympathy or sense of responsibility for fellow humans
- can achieve more together
- individuals who work together rather than against each other develop bonds of sympathy, caring, and affection
- natural relationship is cooperation rather than competition
- Equality
- 1.) social equality upholds justice and fairness
- vast inequality has to do with the unequal structure of society
- demands peoples be treated equally in society in terms of their rewards and material circumstances
- 2.) social equality underpins community and cooperation
- people who live in equal social circumstances will be more likely to identify with one another and work together for the common benefit
- 3.) need-satisfaction is the basis for human fulfilment and self-realization
- we naturally share
- 4.) equality is better for both the rich and poor
- equal society = less crime, drug taking, fear
- 1.) social equality upholds justice and fairness
- Class politics
- viewed social class as the deepest and most politically important of social divisions
- Marxists: class conflict leads to historical change
- Marxists: proletariat (live off the sale of their labour) v. bourgeoisie (owners of productive wealth); irreconcilable conflict--> leading to the overthrow of capitalism through a proletarian revolution
- SD: define social class in terms of income and status; middle class and working class
- advance of socialism is associated with the narrowing of divisions between both classes brought about by economic and social intervention
- believe in social amelioration and class harmony
- advance of socialism is associated with the narrowing of divisions between both classes brought about by economic and social intervention
- define social class by the individual's relationship to the means of production i.e. economic power
- believe in social polarisation and class war
- SD: define social class in terms of income and status; middle class and working class
- Common ownership
- criticise private property because it's unjust (wealth should be owned by everyone because it's produced collectively), breeds acquisitiveness morally corrupting (encourages people to be materialistic), divisive (fosters conflict in society)
- Fundamental socialist (Marxists): abolish private ownership
- SD: nationalise the 'commanding heights'
- cooperation
- favour nurture argument because they believe each individual has experiences that mould and condition their personaility
- humans aren't self-contained, they aren't atomised. Humans can only understand themselves and be understood through social groups (e.g. tribes in Africa)
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