Marxist Flashcards
Phillipson (age)
inequality faced by the elderly meets the needs of capitalism as younger, more productive employees need to take their place
Bond et al (age)
those from lower social classes are more likely to suffer poverty in old age
Jones (age)
- 1 in 3 grandparents in the UK provide childcare
* grandparents are the new reserve army of labour
Castles & Kosack (1973) - ethnic
Racial prejudice enables the dominant class to ‘divide’ those who really have the same class interests.
Cox (1948) - ethnic
racism was created and sustained by capitalism.
Westergaard and Resler (1976) - ethnic
minority groups form part of a unified working class, not a divided one
Solomos (1986) - ethnic
critical of Marxist arguments as historical evidence has shown that racism preceded before the development of capitalism
Benston - gender
capitalist ideologies justify treating women as there reserve army of labour hired and fired in times of economic growth and recession
hakim - gender
women are excluded from work which resulted in their dependency on men,
thus women have been forced to serve men,
through the role of a mother and the domestic role they are also serving capitalism providing free labour to maintain their exploited workers
Feeler (1972) - gender
argues that the family teaches children to submit to the parental authority that is patriarchal - this leads to the family preconditioned to accept their place in the Capitalist society
Westerland and Resler - class
That there is little evidence of the class divisions in British society disappearing/ In fact, it could be argued that the divisions have actually widened.
Baverman - class
The process of ‘de-skilling of society’ due to the introduction of machines gave the owners more power as they could hire and fire people easily
Miliband - class
The state is a tool of the ruling class, it is not concerned with improving the lives of workers.
