Class Inequality: 40 Mark Question Plan for Class Inequality

Question 1

How many main point paragraphs do you need to write?

Answer 1

5 main point paragraphs

Question 2

Which 3 sociological theories believe there is a relationship between class and social inequalities?

Answer 2

Marxists, Neo-Marxists, Weberians

Question 3

P1 Point and location of class inequality in society (Marxists)

Answer 3

Marxists argue there is a connection between class and social inequalities in the workplace`

Question 3

Do you need to evaluate in 40 mark questions?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

What did Marx and Engels say exists if there is a large group of unemployed working class people?

Answer 4

A reserve army of labor

Question 4

P1 Supporting Study (Marxists)

Answer 4

Marx and Engels

Question 5

What will the reserve army of labor be used for if existing workers go on strike?

Answer 5

The reserve army of labor will take their jobd

Question 5

Why can the bourgeoisie use the reserve army of labor in terms of wages?

Answer 5

They will work for lower wages

Question 6

What does it mean for revolution attempts of the proletariat if the bourgeoisie have the reserve army of labor?

Answer 6

Revolution attempts will not work

Question 7

P1 Evaluation Study (New Right)

Answer 7

Murray

Question 8

What would Murray say the unemployed working class use to live?

Answer 8

The welfare state

Question 9

What does Murray call the unemployed working class that depend on the welfare state?

Answer 9

The underclass

Question 10

According to Murray, what form of culture has developed in the unemployed working class

Answer 10

Dependency culture

Question 11

P2 Point and location of class inequality in society (Marxists)

Answer 11

Marxists say there is a relationship between class and social inequalities in education

Question 12

P2 Supporting Study (Marxists)

Answer 12

Bowles and Gintis

Question 13

What myth did Bowles and Gintis say is enforced in the education system?

Answer 13

Myth of meritocracy

Question 14

What do Bowles and Gintis argue working class pupils should blame their failure on?

Answer 14

Capitalism

Question 14

According to Bowles and Gintis, what will working class students blame their failure on?

Answer 14

Blame their failure on themselves

Question 15

According to Bowles and Gintis, what form of deprivation do working class students suffer with?

Answer 15

Material deprivation

Question 16

Name 2 things working class students will be unable to afford

Answer 16

A desk, Textbooks

Question 16

P2 Evaluation Study (Functionalists)

Answer 16

Parsons

Question 16

What would Parsons say about the education system?

Answer 16

Education is meritocratic

Question 17

What does Parsons say working class students need to do to succeed in education?

Answer 17

They need to work hard

Question 18

P3 Supporting Study and location of class inequality(Marxists)

Answer 18

Marxists would say class inequality is connected and maintained to the people who own the media.

Question 19

P3 supporting Study (Marxists)

Answer 19

Althusser

Question 20

What did Althusser say the media is part of?

Answer 20

The ideological state apparatus

Question 21

What is the ideological state apparatus?

Answer 21

The institutions in society that enforce ruling class norms and values

Question 22

What percentage of newspapers are owned by 2 billionaires?

Answer 22

50%

Question 23

How do the media portray trade unions when they strike?

Answer 23

They portray them negatively

Question 24

What is the reality with the purpose of trade union strikes?

Answer 24

They are doing it to improve their conditions

Question 25

When did a railway union strike and was demonised by the media? (To the month)

Answer 25

December 2022

Question 26

What was the name of the railroad union leader and what did the media call him?

Answer 26

Mick Lynch, was called "Mick Grinch"

Question 27

P3 Evaluation Study (Postmodernists)

Answer 27

Lyotard

Question 28

What would Lyotard say about this Marxist explanation of class inequality?

Answer 28

It is outdated

Question 29

What would Lyotard call Marxism overall?

Answer 29

An outdated metanarrative

Question 30

According to Lyotard, what is the situation with media consumption in the present day?

Answer 30

People will get their news from a variety of different sources

Question 31

Name 2 apps that can act as news sources

Answer 31

Twitter, Facebook

Question 32

P4 Point and location of class inequality (Neo-Marxists)

Answer 32

Neo-Marxists believe youth cultures act to resist class inequality

Question 33

P4 Supporting Study (Neo-Marxists)

Answer 33

Gramsci

Question 34

What did Gramsci say young people can become aware of?

Answer 34

Become aware of the capitalist hegemony

Question 35

What form of consciousness does Gramsci say is made when youths realise the capitalist hegemony?

Answer 35

Dual class consciousness

Question 36

What is dual class consciousness?

Answer 36

Where young people know which norms and values they want to follow and which ones they have to follow

Question 37

According to Gramsci, what will youths do when they experience dual class consciousness?

Answer 37

Form a youth culture

Question 38

P4 Evaluation Study (Postmodernists)

Answer 38

Maffesoli

Question 39

What would Maffesoli say about youth cultures?

Answer 39

They have been replaced with neo-tribes

Question 40

Name 2 characteristics of neo-tribes

Answer 40

No fixed membership, no fixed set of norms and values

Question 40

According to Maffesoli, what will it mean for the idea of neo-tribes possibly resisting capitalism in relation to their norms and values?

Answer 40

If they do try and resist capitalism they will only do it for a short amount of time.

Question 41

P5 Point and location of class inequality (Neo-Marxists)

Answer 41

Class and social inequalities are related due to intentions of committing crimes

Question 42

P5 Supporting Study (Neo-Marxists)

Answer 42

Taylor, Walton and Young

Question 43

What did Taylor, Walton and Young say about why working class people commit crimes?

Answer 43

They do it as a deliberate political act

Question 44

What would Taylor, Walton and Young say is the reason for WC people shoplifting?

Answer 44

It is to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor

Question 45

How is shoplifting redistributing wealth from the rich to the poor?

Answer 45

Poor people are getting food or a product and are preventing the shop owners from making a profit

Question 46

P5 Evaluation Study (Survey)

Answer 46

Islington Crime Survey

Question 47

What does the Islington Crime Survey show about working class crime?

Answer 47

Working class people often commit crimes against other working class people

Question 48

What did 1/3 of houses experience in the ICS?

Answer 48

1/3 of houses had experienced some form of serious crime in the last year

Question 49

How many times higher than the national burglary rate was the burglary rate in Islington?

Answer 49

5 times higher

Question 50

Which city was Islington located near?

Answer 50

London