Functionalist - View Of Inequality Flashcards
Who’s work inspired Durkhiem?
Thomas Hobbs
What was Durkhiems defeniton of the devision of labour?
The seperation of tasks or jobs within a society
What did Durkheim believe about inequality?
It’s necessary for society to function
How can the anomie associated with the inequality caused by the division of labour be dealt with according
Durkheim?
It can be dealt with due to socialisation
Who developed the idea of the value consensus (1959 , Link to family)
Talcott Parsons
What did Parsons (1959) claim about the family? (Roles)
That men have the instrumental role and women have the expressive role in the family
Who claimed that there was symetery in relationships? (Support of Parsons)
Willmot and Young
How did Lucinda Platt (2011) defend inequality?
She claims it is incredibly positive for society , it suppports freedom , it enables people to reach their full potential and it allows people to feel like they deserve their status
What did Davies and Moore (Functionlists) claim about inequality?
That its a necessity as we all have different roles to fufill
Why does Durkhiem believe that the value concencus must be reinforced?
It needs to be reinforced to avoid atrophy
What two types of status do functionalists belive in?
Ascribed and achieved
How does Davis and Moore (functionlists) explain inequality?
They believe that we all have roles to fuffil in society , which we are ‘sifted and sorted’ into by the meritocratic exam system
Who builds off of Parsons ascribed and achieved roles? (functionalism)
Davies and Moore
How does Platt (2011) link to Davies and Moore?
Due to our meritocratic exam system, which rewards sacrifice, we can feel like we have earned our status
What was the correlation Durkheim found in his book ‘Le Suicide’ between suicides and capitalism?
He found that more advanced captalism was linked to higher rates of suicide
(Ex: Denmark, which was a more adavanced Ecomony at the time of Durkhiems writing had 4x’s the suicide rates of Britian)
