Sociology Paper 2 Age and Ethnic Inequalities Flashcards
What is Parsons arguement on age inequalities?
Institutions are used to provide social stability along with certain roles. Age groups have different norms and values such as youth being rebellious.
What is Disengagement Theorist Cummings and Henry’s argument on age inequalities?
As we get older we will deteriorate and eventually need to be replaced through retirement systems where our gap is filled by another young worker when we retire.
What is Marx’s argument on age inequalities?
Young and the elderly are exploited in work and are used as a reserve army of labour when needed during times of boom.
What is Townsend and Phillipsons argument on age inequalities?
Capitalism constantly needs a renewed workforce of young men. This is done by forcing the elderly to retire and become dependent on the government whilst the young are exploited for their labour to create surplus value for the ruling class.
What is feminist Arber and Ginn’s argument on age inequalities?
Both age and being a women lower your power and status in society compared to men who may gain power.
What is Feminist Itzins argument?
Mens status is linked to employment whilst womens status is linked to the reproductive cycle which means as they get older they will start to lose their status.
What is Pattersons argument on ethnic inequalities?
Immigrant vs Host culture. In order to be treated the same immigrants need to assimilate into the host culture to be accepted.
What is Marxist Cox’s argument on ethnic inequalities?
Ethnic minorities are exploited for their labour where they are underpaid and provide surplus value for the ruling class. The ruling class demonise ethnic minorities so they are attacked by working class majority to make them ignore how they are being exploited.
What is Marxist Castles and Kossacks argument on Ethnic inequality?
Ethnic minorities are a reserve army of labour who are exploited in times of need or boom to create surplus value. Ruling class uses racism as a scapegoat for such exploitation.
What is Weber’s argument on ethnic inequalities?
Class, Party, Status. Ethnic minorities are normally working class, they have lower status due to racism from the ruling class and they struggle to form power in parties as there is a lack of parties for minorities.
What is Weberian Theorist Barron and Norris argument?
White majority controls the primary sector of the market with high paying and safe jobs. Ethnic minorities are mostly in the secondary sector of the market with low pay and insecure jobs.
What is Weberian Rex and Tomlinson argument?
Ethnic minorities are so poor and have such low status they are seen as the underclass compared to white working class.
What is New Right Sewell argument?
High proportion of black families are single mother families. There is a lack of male role models in black families which makes children intentionally lazy and dependent on the government along with culture and media. Argues there is no institutional racism.
What is miles argument?
Racism used to justify empire building. Has now been replaced by facism
What is Murray argument
Lone black mothers socialise their children to be lazy and dependent
