Social Stratification Flashcards
1
Q
Peter TOWNSEND
A
-Relative Poverty
Afford the same as those around them
-Absolute poverty
Afford basic living
2
Q
Karl MARX
A
-Marxism
-Bourgeoisie exploit the proletariats
-Capitalism will increase the gap over time
3
Q
Fiona DEVINE
A
-Goldthorpe - argues that the working class see work as a mean to an end
- no “new” working class
4
Q
Sylvia WALBY
A
-Feminist
-Six sources of patriarchal control
*paid work
*dual burden
*culture
*sexuality
*violence
*the state
5
Q
Max WEBER
A
-Social action theory
-each class all have the same life chances
-class and status were two different forms of stratification
6
Q
DAVIS + MOORE
A
-Functionalist
-Allocates the best jobs to those who work the hardest
-Society is meritocratic
7
Q
Charles MURRAY
A
-New right
-Underclass and poverty trap
-Benefits create perverse incentives
