WEBERIAN Flashcards
What are the three dimensions to social stratification highlighted by Weber?
- Social Class.
- Status.
- Party.
How did Weber define social class?
A group of people who share a similar market situation.
What are the four main social classes outlined by Weber?
- The profiteered upper class.
- The property-less white-collar workers.
- The petty bourgeoise.
- The manual working class.
What may status be linked to according to Weber?
A person’s economic or class position but may also be served from things such as, ethnicity, religion or lifestyle.
Why may ethnic minorities have a relatively low status?
Because they face prejudice and discrimination even though they are wealthy in class terms.
How did Weber define party?
Groups who were concerned with exercising power or influencing decision-making.
Give an example of something a party may represent/advocate for.
E.g. The pressure group Stonewall campaigns for the rights of LGBTQ people.
How has Weber’s theory been criticised?
While inequalities are often based on economic factors, it could be argued that they have much more to do with individuals’ social status.
How do Marxists criticise Weber?
Focusing on multiple social classes and different dimensions of inequality obscures the fundamental importance of class divisions.
What does Parkin argue?
There are negatively privileged groups within society.
What are the primary and secondary labour markets in Barron and Norris’ Dual Labour Market Theory?
Primary labour market is comprised of secure and highly paid jobs. Secondary labour market is made up of insecure and poorly paid jobs.
Which of the two groups of B&N’s Dual Labour Market Theory are the working class more likely to be in?
Working class more likely to be in the secondary labour market.
What does Roberts argue about the middle class?
The middle class is a fragmented group.
