Decline Of Traditional Workign Class Flashcards
1
Q
Reason
A
Decline in manual work
2
Q
McKenzie and Theil
A
Sense of belonging to working class still exists in groups of redundant manual workers - sense of solidarity with former workmates
3
Q
McKenzie
A
Ex steel workers saw society as strongly divided between working class and ruling class
4
Q
New sort of working class
A
South east 1960
5
Q
New working class (sociologist)
A
Work as a means to an end rather than a source of community Goldthorpe et al
6
Q
What do the new working class believe in?
A
Individualism - immediate family first
7
Q
Who do new working class vote for?
A
Which ever political party furthers their financial interests
8
Q
Mike Savage
A
Distinctiveness of new working class is exaggerated - most still see society as divided
