Social Class: Theories 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySociological theoryA2/A-levelOCR Created by: nelliottCreated on: 06-01-21 14:31 They believe society is in consensus and society is working because of shared values Functionalism 1 of 24 Davies and Moore said all human society had some kind of stratification, therefore stratification is functionally necessary Functionalism 2 of 24 The main function of stratification is to ensure effective role allocation Functionalism 3 of 24 This sociological approach to stratification became unfashionable by the 1960s and unpopular with modern sociologists Functionalism 4 of 24 Since the 1970s, a new approach to politics and economics emerged in the UK and USA The New Right 5 of 24 This theory is often referred to as neo-liberalism The New Right 6 of 24 This theory believes in the importance of the individual and free choice The New Right 7 of 24 Charles Murray did a study called the underclass in the 1980s The New Right 8 of 24 The argument that capitalism suffered from a series of problems, polarisation of social classes, alienation and economical crisis Marxism 9 of 24 The belief in a world wide revolution and to achieve this, the proletariat (working class) had to throw off 'false class consciousness' Marxism 10 of 24 The founder of this theory based his work by studying societies in industrial countries like Britain Marxism 11 of 24 The belief that there are two classes: The proletariat and the ruling elite Marxism 12 of 24 This theory comes from the work of a German sociologist called Max, a conflict theorist Weberian 13 of 24 This social class is defined as a group who share a similar market situation Weberian 14 of 24 This theory states that there are 4 main social classes Weberian 15 of 24 Party is linked to groups who were concerned with exercising power or influencing decision making Weberian 16 of 24 This theory is not supportive of traditional sociological theories of class Feminism 17 of 24 Do not believe women and men share similar experiences Feminism 18 of 24 Goldthorpe's study of social mobility did not include women Feminism 19 of 24 The Surrey Scale differentiates between women and men in different occupational classes more effectively Feminism 20 of 24 This theory sees class as insignificant to society Postmodernism 21 of 24 This theory believes Marx and Weber's theories are irrelevant Postmodernism 22 of 24 Since the 1970s, people have had enough to meet their needs such as food and housing Weberian 23 of 24 Beck argues maintaining science and technology is the biggest risk in society Weberian 24 of 24
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