Identity: social class Flashcards
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What is social class ?
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- groups who share the same economic and social situation
- includes people norms, values, cultures and lifestyles
2
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What does Bourdieu say about the distinction amongst classes
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- ‘class fractions’ are determined by social, economic and cultural capital
- He also says that upper class helps individuals increase their life chances
- He also thinks that individuals can accumulate more cultural capital by changing the way they dress and act
3
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What are some statistics about people that went to fee paying schools ?
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- 71% senior judges went to a fee paying school
- 50% house of lords went to a fee paying school
only 7% of the population go to a fee paying school
4
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What did Mackintosh and Mooney say ?
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- say that a feature of the upper class is that they are invisible
- the upper class have social closure which means their daily lives are separate from the rest of society
5
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What did Becker say ?
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- powerful groups give negative labels to less powerful groups in society
6
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What are the middle class ?
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- associated with those who have a professional or managerial career
- university educated
- homeowner
- majority of the population
7
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What did Fox say about the middle class ?
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- looked at upper middle, middle middle and lower middle class
- low and mid = public sector =teacher, nurses
- upper middle = private sector = lawyers bankers
8
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What are the working class ?
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- used to be the majority of the population
- manual working
9
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What did Hutton study ?
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Disappearance of working class identity due to decline in trade union memberships
10
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What did Skeggs say ?
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- looked at working class women
- felt humiliated by the way that middle class people looked at the working class
11
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Who are the underclass ?
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- rely on welfare benefits and lack opportunities which prevent them from getting out of the situation
12
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What did Murray say about the underclass ?
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- Overgenerous benefits have encouraged people to not take responsibility because they are relying on the state
- They have developed their own norms and values
13
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What is the death of class theory ?
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- Pakulski
- Argue that large industries have left the Uk and we aren’t defined by our jobs
- They say we choose to consume things like fashion therefore we are able to construct our own identities regardless of class
- opportunities like uni are now more open to everyone
- You back up this point social mobility and child poverty