Power and social change

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Neo-Marxism was influenced by this German sociologist
Weber
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For Classical Marxist, power derives from e..............position
Economic
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The Ruling class has power because it owns this
means by which wealth is produced
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The working class sells this in exchange for wages
Labour
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This is what the Ruling Class creams off from the wealth-creating labour of the working class
surplus value
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The workers are in this state of mind so do not recognise the true nature of capitalist society
false consciousness
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Future economic crises eventually lead to this catastrophic event for capitalsm
revolution
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Weber claimed that power was not a fixed property of economic position; it could be achieved through this
social action
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These compete in society to achieve greater power and rewards
status groups
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This is an example of the answer to the last question
medical profession
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The group in the last question achieved power and rewards by successfully marketing its k.........
knowledge
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A group may also make itself appear more valuable and important by doing this
social closure
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Your previous answers show that power is not fixed but can be a.........
achieved
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This Neo-Marxist sociologist claimed that the ruling class was itself split into a loose alliance of groups
Gramsci
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He claimed that those with power had to continually work on maintaining their dominant position - it couldn't be taken for granted; he called this h
hegemony
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Humanist neo-marxists recognised that through countercultural subversive action, the working class could achieve this
power
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Structuralist neo-marxists focus on how capitalism has managed to maintain itself despite Marx's predicted revolution taking place: Althusser refers to the ISA
Ideological state apparatus
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Althusser also refers to the RSA
Repressive state apparatus
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Neo-marxists recognise that inequalities exist alongside social class such as this
racism
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Neo-Marxists remain committed to the idea that this is the overall cause of social inequality
social class
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Functionalism regards society as a s..........s..........
social system
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Society generates institutions that work together to ensure that there is a stability. This perfect balance is known as e
equilibrium
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S.................and s.............c ensure that society achieves c..........
socialization, social control, consenus
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Parsons describes the conformity to social norms and values as p............maintenance
pattern
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Durkheim uses the concept of s...........s.............to describe the way in which members of society learn to think and behave in similar ways
social solidaritysss
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This word is used to criticise theories that seem to boil all complexities doswn to a single cause and effect relationship
reductionism
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Three theories that can be accused of this are
classical marxism, radical feminism and marxist-feminism
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A theory or concept that assumes an inevitable consequential cause and effect relationship is criticised for being
deterministic
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Post-modernists say that marxism is merely a g............n........... (a story that might have been true in the past but that is now irrelevant)
grand narrative
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Confict theories such as marxism, feminism and labelling theory are all conflict theories because they recognise that how society is organised reflects the p...... of some social groups to impose their will on everyone else
power
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For Classical Marxist, power derives from e..............position

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Economic

Card 3

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The Ruling class has power because it owns this

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Card 4

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The working class sells this in exchange for wages

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Card 5

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This is what the Ruling Class creams off from the wealth-creating labour of the working class

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