Class Inequality: Postmodernist explanations of Class Inequality

Question 1

What did Bauman say about class inequality in postmodern societies?

Answer 1

They can be divided into two groups

Question 2

According to Bauman, what are the two groups individuals in society can be divided into?

Answer 2

The seduced and the repressed

Question 3

What are the seduced able to do?

Answer 3

Able to engage in consumer culture

Question 4

Why are the seduced able to engage in consumer culture?

Answer 4

They have enough money to do so

Question 5

Name a piece of new technology the seduced will be able to buy

Answer 5

Iphone 16

Question 6

What is the situation for the repressed in society?

Answer 6

They are unable to engage in consumer culture

Question 7

Why can the repressed not engage in consumer culture?

Answer 7

They do not have the money to do so

Question 8

Why has globalisation made people in the repressed category feel even worse about their situation?

Answer 8

They are able to see people all around the world who are seduced

Question 9

What would Weberians say about Postmodernist explanations of class inequality?

Answer 9

It is way more complicated than they make it seem

Question 10

Which Weberian said there were 4 classes in society?

Answer 10

Weber

Question 11

Who are the propertied upper class?

Answer 11

The wealthy big business owners

Question 12

Who are the propertyless white collar workers?

Answer 12

The people who have high-status jobs which require many qualifications

Question 13

Who are the petty bourgeoisie?

Answer 13

The small business owners

Question 14

Who are the manual working class?

Answer 14

The people who have jobs that require few qualifications

Question 15

What concept would Weber argue determines how much people can consume?

Answer 15

Market situation

Question 16

What is market situation?

Answer 16

The amount of bargaining power a person has

Question 17

Name 2 aspects of bargaining power

Answer 17

Qualifications, Wealth

Question 18

What do Postmodernists say has replaced class inequality in society?

Answer 18

They have been replaced with risks present to everyone in society

Question 19

What did Beck say about social class?

Answer 19

It is a zombie category

Question 20

What does it mean if class is a zombie category?

Answer 20

It is no longer a part of society but parts of the belief in it are kept alive

Question 21

What form of society would Beck say has been created for postmodern socieities?

Answer 21

A risk society

Question 22

What does it mean for all classes if a risk society is present?

Answer 22

People from all classes can be affected by the same issues

Question 23

Name an environmental issue that people from all classes are affected by

Answer 23

Climate Change

Question 24

What does Beck argue about social movements in relation to class?

Answer 24

People who join are from varying class backgrounds

Question 25

What happens to many social movements once they reach their goal?

Answer 25

They break up

Question 26

Name a social movement in Portsmouth that broke up after their goal was achieved

Answer 26

Stop Aquind

Question 27

What was the aim of Stop Aquind?

Answer 27

Prevent electricity cables being put through fragile ecosystems

Question 28

What would Marxists say about Postmodernists believing class is no longer relevant in society?

Answer 28

Exploitation of the proletariat will always exist if there is capitalism

Question 29

Which Marxist would say the proletariat are still exploited by the bourgeoisie?

Answer 29

Marx

Question 30

Who is the owner of Amazon?

Answer 30

Jeff Bezos

Question 31

What is the networth of Jeff Bezos?

Answer 31

£100 billion

Question 32

Name a poor condition Amazon delivery drivers have to work in?

Answer 32

They have to wait in unheated rooms

Question 33

What do Postmodernists say about class having an impact on youth cultures in the present day?

Answer 33

They do not have an impact on youth cultures

Question 34

Which Postmodernist argued youth cultures had been replaced by neo-tribes?

Answer 34

Maffesoli

Question 35

What is a characteristic of neo-tribes in relation to norms and values?

Answer 35

They do not have a fixed set of norms and values

Question 36

What does Maffesoli say young people are able to do with membership of neo-tribes?

Answer 36

They can flit from one neo-tribe to another

Question 37

What would many sociologists argue about the reasons why some young people join youth cultures still?

Answer 37

They do it in relation to their class

Question 38

Who studied county lines gangs?

Answer 38

Harding

Question 39

How much were youths getting paid a week for their actions in county lines gangs?

Answer 39

£300 a week

Question 40

Why did working class youths join county line gangs?

Answer 40

To allow them to buy what they wanted

Question 41

Name one harm young people could face in county lines gangs

Answer 41

Being stabbed by other gang members

Question 42

Which Postmodernist argues other sociological theories are outdated metanarratives?

Answer 42

Lyotard

Question 43

What does Lyotard argue has happened to society?

Answer 43

Fragmentation

Question 44

What has been the result for society from fragmentation?

Answer 44

It has become more individualised

Question 45

What would Functionalists argue about their sociological theory?

Answer 45

It is not outdated

Question 46

Which Functionalist would say there is still a value consensus in society?

Answer 46

Parsons

Question 47

What is the value consensus based on, according to Parsons?

Answer 47

Meritocracy

Question 48

What does it mean most people believe if they think a meritocracy is still present?

Answer 48

If they work hard, they will get better rewards

Question 49

What would Functionalists say about the wealth of big business owners?

Answer 49

They have worked hard to get to that position and deserve it

Question 50

Name the owner of Tesla

Answer 50

Elon Musk

Question 51

What is Elon Musks networth?

Answer 51

£450 billion

Question 52

Do Postmodernists believe there is social mobility?

Answer 52

No

Question 53

Why do Postmodernists say there is no social mobility?

Answer 53

Because class inequality does not exist in a postmodern society