Ethnicity inequality

Question 1

There is a direct relationship between Capitalism and Racism - Cox

Answer 1

Racism developed by exploiters to justify exploitation

Capitalism + Colonialism worked well together as EU nations colonised areas of world through exploitation of workforce

White people developed capitalism, and therefore they first developed racism

Question 2

Immigrants act as a reserve army of Labour in Capitalist society - Castles and kosack

Answer 2

immigrants concentrated in low - skilled + low paid manual jobs + many unemployed

Surplus of labour

Capitalist economies unstable, underwent economic booms + in need of reserve army of labour to be hired and fired as the fluctuating fortunes of the economy dictated.

Question 3

The RC divide the WC for ideological purposes - Castles and Kosack

Answer 3

WC divided into two groups when arrival of Immigrants - White at top + immigrants disadvantaged

Divide + rule tactic benefits RC as suppresses wage of wc + immigrants scapegoated

WC too divided to unite + overthrow Capitalist system

Question 4

The RC use media to detract attention away from Capitalist failings - Hall

Answer 4

examined moral panic developed over crime of mugging 1970s

media not reflecting reality of society at time

moral panic over black criminality created diversion away from wider economic crisis