Posmodernist view on inequality

Question 1

what does Lyotard say

Answer 1

Social class , inequality , gender and other social categories are from the modern and traditional theory. Not meaningful because no groups share common values .
-Society = diffused and fragmented
-consumerism makes individuals uneven

Question 2

what did Baudrillard say

Answer 2

society is fragmented .
People do not share ideas and values and so do not subscribe to group identities and social norms .
Selfishness is not a problem

Question 3

what does pakulski say

Answer 3

class no longer exists so we are governed by status difference and not class difference .
People do not experience it

Question 4

beck and giddens

Answer 4

“risk society “
people no longer felt safe in the face of economic , environmental and social change ( due to technology development etc)

Question 5

what does Cheal say

Answer 5

the wealth or inequality experienced by family has been linked to male occupational roles - social class determined by the bread winner .
In post modern society there are more female breadwinners and lone parent families

Question 6

What does Polhemus say

Answer 6

Greater individuality and individualism in society = old categories of class , gender , ethnicity and age have become meaningless .
Inequalities blurred ( break down of social traditions )

Question 7

what does Pilcher say

Answer 7

postmodern society challenging assumptions .
The stage people are in their life courses no longer easily identifiable

Question 8

what does Blaikie say

Answer 8

positive ageing => consumer culture changing stereotypes due to spending power of older generation

Question 9

Bradley

Answer 9

Globalisation and people are affected by more than one form of inequality .
Society is fractured and divided with the super rich at one end and poverty at the other .
Deskilling of workers means that class identity is losing its significance

Question 10

Jameson

Answer 10

People no longer have a sense of their own culture - less confident about future .
Economic analyses alone can not explain social change or inequality

Question 11

what does Madood say

Answer 11

britain become a super div country we society due to the range of cultures and ethnicities - choose identities to reflect individual needs