People I keep forgetting Flashcards
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Braverman (MARXISM - SOCIAL CLASS)
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Discusses jobs being replaced by machines, or broken down into simple steps. Employers can therefore pay less.
2
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Abbot (FEMINISM - GENDER)
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Dual burden.
3
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Schlafy (NEW RIGHT - GENDER)
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Women should be proud to be wives
4
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Cummings & Henry (FUNCTIONALISM - AGE)
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Disengagement theory
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Phillipson (MARXIST - AGE)
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Political economy theory - capitalism needs to renew its workforce to profit. Young employees replace elderly. The elderly depend on society as they are denied access to work. They are positioned as a burden to the economy.