New Right And Class Inequality

Question 1

Theories for new right and class inequality

Answer 1

• Saunders: in defence of inequality
• Charles: Muarry (underclass)

Question 2

What does Suander: in defence of inequality desire society to be based on

Answer 2

Social equality

Question 3

Saunder: in defence of inequality, social equality is possible through what ?

Answer 3

Social equality would be possible If considerable force e.g threat of death or imprisonment

Question 4

Saunder: in defence of inequality, why is considerable force being used for social equality important ?

Answer 4

To ensure that everyone did their jobs to the best of their abilities because not motivated by economic rewards

Question 5

Saunder: in defence of inequality, what type of equality did Saunders like ?

Answer 5

Legal equality and equality of opportunity

Question 6

Saunder: in defence of inequality

What is legal equality ?

Answer 6

Judged by the same law and having the same legal right

Question 7

Saunder: in defence of inequality
What is equality of opportunity?

Answer 7

Everyone has the same chances to compete for unequal rewards . This is meritocracy

Question 8

Saunder: in defence of inequality
What type of equality did Saunders disagree with ?

Answer 8

Equality of outcome (everyone rewarded the same if they do and do not deserve it )

Question 9

Saunder: in defence of inequality
Why does he say that degree of inequality is desireable and functional

Answer 9

To motivate people to compete as along as have equal opportunity to compete

Question 10

What are the critisms of Saunders ?

Answer 10

• Are people only motivated by external rewards ?
• Tumin: power and rewards
• can we trust free market capitalism to allow equality of opportunity or legal equality

Question 11

What does can we trust free market capitalism to allow equality of opportunity or legal equality evaluation of Saunders say ?

Answer 11

Argues that is it mistaken to assume that capitalist societies based on free market offers individuals more freedom than socialist or communist societies which seek to make people equal

Question 12

Are people motivated by external rewards- Saunders evaluation ?

Answer 12

Assumes that people are motivated by rewards but what about those motivated by being an act of service to serve others e.g teacher, nurse

Question 13

What does Tumin: power and rewards say as evaluation to Saunders

Answer 13

High pay of jobs is because of power money has given them not because role is necessarily more valuable

Question 14

Charles Maury: underclass

Answer 14

• dependency culture
• welfare benefits
• drain on taxpayers
• irresponsible attitude
• poorly socialised

Question 15

What are the evalrion of Charles Maury ?

Answer 15

• lack of clarity, whose fault is it ?
• ignores the rich
• real cause of poverty

Question 16

What is lack of clarity, whose fault is it evaluation of Muarry say ?

Answer 16

Charles Muarry blames blames lone parent for refusing to work but also blames the goverment for encouraging behavior and giving benifits. So unclear what is the best solution is and also victim blames underclass

Question 17

What does ignoring the rich evalrion of Muarry argue ?

Answer 17

He focuses on those at the bottom of society but makes no connection on wider pattern of social class inequality and unequal distribution of wealth could’ve caused these problems

Question 18

What does real cause of poverty evalrion of Muarry argue ?

Answer 18

Many poor people do multiple jobs and low pay is the reason for poverty rather than lack of work ethics