inequality 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySocial stratification and inequalityA2/A-levelOCR Created by: daniellaCreated on: 06-06-13 16:33 cooke& opperheim 'societies remain unequal' 1 of 25 functionalist 'inequality is functional' 2 of 25 davis &moore 'the most important jobs in society are the most highly rewarded' 3 of 25 meritocracy The harder you work the better job you wil have-->motivation 4 of 25 criticisms of functionalism Footballers get paid higher than doctors?!?!?!?!?! 5 of 25 Durkheim inequality and difference is inevitable. 6 of 25 parsons social systems must be hierachial to keep social order 7 of 25 Evaluation of functionalism 1 -many unskilled jobs are just as important as skilled-highly paid jobs 8 of 25 Evaluation of functionalism 2 - people don't need extra rewards to reach self-actualisation 9 of 25 Evaluation of functionalism 3 - stratification can demotivate as much as it can motivate 10 of 25 Marxism bourgeousie exploit working class through wage labour 11 of 25 surplus value capitalists pay workers less than the value of what they produce 12 of 25 the capitalist system relies on social inequality and is legitimised by the state 13 of 25 ideological state apparatus the state controls our thoughts through the ISA e.g media, education,religion 14 of 25 poverty-hills report 2010 richest 10% of population 100x better off than10% least richest 15 of 25 2007-8 -income inquality reached the highest level of income inequality since after ww2 16 of 25 poverty when you are deprived of basic things 17 of 25 poverty line- rowntree measure of poverty 18 of 25 absolute poverty where they are lacking necessaties for a 'healthy life' 19 of 25 poverty -evaluation 1 relies on the concept of 'basic needs' therefore, subjective 20 of 25 poverty evaluation 2 cannot be objectively measured 21 of 25 poverty evaluation 3 needs are affteced on gender,age,ethnicty, occupation.. 22 of 25 poverty evaluation 4 relative to time and place 23 of 25 relative deprivation- townsend when people lack the resources and opportunities to live a 'normal' lifestyle 24 of 25 relative deprivation 2 drew up by a panel of experts 25 of 25
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