WEBERIAN VIEW ON SOCIAL CLASS INEQ Flashcards
summarise Weberian views on social class ineq
3 main sources of power in society are class, status and power
how did Weber define class differently to Marx?
terms of market position e.g. skills, qualifications, income
Weber pointed out that…
social classes have different forms of status e.g. WC have worse market position in comparison to MC
what is status?
the social standing of a group
what other sources can shape status?
ethnicity gender job family background consumption of designer goods
what is party?
power which can be gained from membership of groups
what are examples of party?
prestigious school
powerful family
political party
trade union
what did Goldthorpe et al develop?
National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC), assess how routine someone’s job is as well as skills
what is social closure?
where a group maintains its power and monopoly over resources via exclusion of other from the group
what did Barron and Norris come up with?
Dual labour market theory
what is the dual labour market theory?
occupations in the secondary labour market have lower status, less job security and fewer rights than primary labour market
how do Marxists criticise Weberian theory?
neglects exploitive relationship between capitalist and workers
