class inequality in the workplace 20mk

Question 1

class inequality in the work place point 1

Answer 1

getting a job -

savage believe class and job are linked

willis - how working class kids get working class jobs

impact on life chances - working class kids can never get out of working class and cant move onwards to bigger things

Question 2

class inequality in the workplace point 2

Answer 2

promotion - social mobility

goldthrope - class at birth decides occupational class in adulthood

Scott - who you know and who you are impacts job opportunities - elite self recruitment - bosses are more likely to employ and recruit people who are like them

impact on life chances - if class defines whether you can or cannot be promoted, people of lower classes will not have the same opportunities as others and may turn to violence

Question 3

class inequality In the workplace point 3

Answer 3

pay

Roberts - pay rarely corresponds with labour shortages - people in upper, middle classes occupations often fix their own salaries, and suppliment them with other incentives

2012 high pay centre - total pay of chief executives on the 100 largest companies on stock exchange had risen by 49% during previous year, compared with average increases of less than 3% of their employees

impact on life chances - if employees are getting paid less than the higher up people they may not have enough to live happily with so therefore could become depressed