Class

Question 1

Kynaston

Answer 1

Meritocracy in the UK is undermined by the existence of private schools, which generally reproduce the privileges of the economic elite, generation by generation.

Question 2

Giddens and Diamond

Answer 2

(New Egalitarians) Today is no longer associated with class, but with a number of distinctive disparities between the social experiences of particular social groups. Eg: homeowner v renter, high crime v low, secure v insecure work.

Question 3

Ball

Answer 3

Investigates “skilled choosers”, showing how middle-class families use their advantages to navigate education systems.

Question 4

Jones

Answer 4

(New Traditionalist) The last few decades have seen a growing ‘demonisation’ of the working class as ‘chavs’, members of the ‘underclass’.