Social class - Postmodernist Flashcards

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Lyotard

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People no longer fit into fixed class categories, individuals create their own identities through cultural consumption

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Baudrillard

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Inequality is now based on access to consumer goods and media representations, people define themselves by what they buy rather than their occupation

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Evidence

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Molly-Mae - came from a working class background but used social media to create a new form of identity and success beyond traditional class structures

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4
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AO3 1

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Class still significantly affects life chances

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5
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AO3 2

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Capitalism still creates clear divisions between the bourgeoisie and proletariat. Social mobility remains limited.

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