CLASS IDENTITES Flashcards
define class identities
identity based on your social class in society which is linked to your wage, job and educational qualifications.
what does Ingram argue?
working-class identity is closely related to their relationship with their community
what does Jones argue?
the media portray the working class as violent, uneducated and criminals which could lead to becoming their master status - Becker
what does Reay argue?
working-class mothers have less time to devote to spending family time because of their housework and paid work whereas in the middle class, it is common to have dinner with all your family members
what does Carter and Colum argue?
girls are 10x more likely to be teen mother in working-class compared to other classes and it’s seen as a social norm
what does Mac an Ghail argue?
peer groups have a distinct social class identity for example chavs have the identity of being from a working-class background
what does Power et al argue?
middle-class children have a close relationship with education since they have high parental aspirations and educational teachers support them more than working-class children. for example, helping with university applications
what does Bourdieu argue?
middle-class children easily fit into university whereas working-class children find it quite daunting and alienating.
- social captial, economic capital and culutral captial
what does Willis argue?
argues about the lads who are working-class white boys who have no aspiration in education and only look forward to working in factories like their dad.
what does Paulski and Waters argue?
the division between classes is slowly dissolving due to globalisation where media allows us to access many information and you can buy what was once considered expensive and affordable with discounts or fake off to mick the high life.
what does Clarke and Saunders argue?
It is a consumer culture now where individuals can pick and choose from the supermarket of style through loan culture where they borrow money from the bank to get expensive items like expensive cars and bags
CLASS IDENTITY BASED ON HOW YOU SPEND RATHER THAN HOW YOU EARN
what does Mcintosh and Mooney argue?
the invisibility of the upper class where upper-class activities are heavily guarded and not shown to the public like opera polo and ballet. They make tickets expensive so not everyone can get in or make it invitation only.
what does Murray argue?
the underclass and their dependence on the welfare state
what did Marshall find?
60% thought they belonged to class 90% knew what class they were part of and 75% agreed that the social class you’re born into is hard to get out of it and be socially mobile.
what does Fox argue?
There’s an upper middle, middle middle and lower middle where each section varies and is uncommon they share a common trait.
