Class Inequality: New Right explanations of Class Inequality Flashcards
What do the New Right believe about social mobility?
There is social mobility
Which New Right sociologist said all people in society have legal equality in the workplace?
Saunders
According to Saunders, what is equality of outcome?
When people get the same rewards regardless of their ability
According to Saunders, what is equality of opportunity?
Everyone in society is given the same opportunities to succeed or fail
Which one is less realistic to achieve in society out of equality of outcomes or opportunity?
Equality of outcomes?
What would equality of outcome mean for all students taking GCSE’s?
They would all get 9s in their GCSEs
What does equality of opportunity mean for all students taking GCSE’s?
Students have the opportunity to work hard and get good GCSE’s or not work hard and do badly in them
Which Marxists would argue meritocracy is a myth?
Bowles and Gintis
What did Bowles and Gintis say working class students blame their failure on?
Themselves
What do Bowles and Gintis say causes the failure of working class students?
Capitalism
What form of deprivation do working class students experience, according to Bowles and Gintis?
Material deprivation
Which New Right sociologist says reliance on the state has led to class inequality?
Murray
What form of culture does Murray say has developed among people who claim benefits when they don’t need to?
Dependency culture
What does Murray say has developed in society as a result of the welfare state?
An underclass
What are the 2 classifications of poor people according to Murray?
Respectable poor, Unrespectable poor
What do the Unrespectable poor do?
Claim benefits
What does Murray say occurs when the underclass teachers their children to also claim benefits?
A cycle of deprivation is created
What type of state did Marlsand say Britain was?
A nanny state
According to Marsland, why is it called a nanny state?
It is too easy to claim benefits and it is too much money
Which sociologist would say New Right have based these views on the working class off of a stereotype?
Owen Jones
What was the name of the book Owen Jones wrote?
Chavs
What did Owen Jones say was the reality of employment for many working class people?
They were in work
Which instution stigmatises the working class, according to Owen Jones?
The media
According to Owen Jones, why do many working class people claim benefits despite being in employment?
They are paid too little to manage on their own
Which New Right sociologist believed inequality in the education system was caused by the rise of the underclass?
Murray
What does Murray say about the primary socialisation underclass youths experience in relation to parent presence?
They only have their mothers to socialise them
What does Murray say is the impact for underclass boys experiencing inefficient primary socialisation?
They will not learn the importance of having a role model who is a male breadwinner
What will be the impact of inefficient primary socialisation for boys in the underclass when they join school?
They join anti-school subcultures.
How many points lower in Attainment 8 score did DfE Data (2020) show FSM eligible students have compared to middle class students?
14 points lower
What would Interactionists say about this New Right argument?
They do not take into account how labelling can impact working class students
Which Interactionists found teachers labelled students as disruptive and unmotivated?
Dunne and Gazeley
What was the impact of the negative labelling by teachers according to Dunne and Gazeley?
They became self-fulfilling prophecies
What exam paper classification were working class students put into as a result in Dunne and Gazeley’s study?
Foundation papers
What was the impact of working class students being put to do foundation papers?
They had a lower attainment
