social class inequality theoretical Flashcards
marxist theorists
marx, westergaard, gramsci, althusser
feminist theorists
feeley, ansley, benston, beechy
functionalist theorists
parsons, durkheim, davis and moore
new right theorists
saunders, murray, murray and herrnstein
weberianism theorists
weber, zweig, giddens
marx
historical materialism, ideological control
westergaard
(marxist) polarisation, 2021, top 0.01% owned 11%
gramsci
(marxist) hegemony, ruling class ideas spread with consent because it is better than the alternative.
althusser
(marxist) regressive state apparatuses, ideological state apparatuses.
feeley
(feminist) family teach passivity and not to rebel.
ansley
(feminist) safety valve, takers of shit, sponges
benston
(feminist) unpaid labour, supporting capitalism
beechy
(feminist) reserve army of labour, needed in booms, thrown out in slumps
parsons
(functionalist) KAPPA, inevitability of stratification
durkheim
(functionalist) specialised division of labour
davis and moore
(functionalist) stratification
saunders
(new right) inequality is desirable for economic growth
murray
(new right) underclass has a dependency culture, nanny state, it’s their fault, lazy and work shy.
murray and herrnstein
(new right) bell curve book, lower IQ, lower social class
Max weber
(Weberian) 4 new social classes: properties upper class, property-less white collar workers, petty bourgeoisie, manual workers
zweig
(weberian) embourgeoisement
giddens
(weberian) fragmented upper class: traditional upper, entrepreneurial rich, jet-set/pop aristocracy.
