Social Inequality Theory: Weberian Explanations of Inequality 40 Mark Plan

Question 1

What is the purpose of the first and last paragraph?

Answer 1

Introduction, Conclusion

Question 2

How many main point paragraphs must you write?

Answer 2

5

Question 3

Why would Weberians say social class inequality is difficult to explain in Society?

Answer 3

There are too many classes

Question 4

Which Weberian said there were many classes in Society?

Answer 4

Weber

Question 5

How many classes did Weber argue there were in Society?

Answer 5

4

Question 6

What is the top class according to Weber?

Answer 6

Propertied upper class

Question 7

What is the second-top class according to Weber?

Answer 7

Propertyless white collar workers

Question 8

What is the third-top class according to Weber?

Answer 8

Petty bourgeoisie

Question 9

What is the lowest class in Society according to Weber?

Answer 9

Manual working class

Question 10

What did Weber say is essential to help someone with their class?

Answer 10

Market situation

Question 11

What 3 things are market situation based on?

Answer 11

Wealth, Skills, Qualifications

Question 12

What is market situation?

Answer 12

The bargaining power people have in getting a job

Question 13

What would Marxists say about Weberians class system?

Answer 13

It is too complicated

Question 14

What did Marx say about the 2 classes there were in Society?

Answer 14

The proletariat and the bouregoisie

Question 15

P2 Point, form of inequality and location of inequality (Weberians)

Answer 15

Class Inequality in the Workplace exists due to social closure

Question 16

P2 Supporting Study

Answer 16

Weber

Question 17

P2 Supporting Statistic

Answer 17

Sutton Trust

Question 18

What do Sutton Trust show?

Answer 18

39% of elite occupations are held by people who went to private school

Question 19

P2 evaluation study (Functionalists)

Answer 19

Davis and Moore

Question 20

P3 Point, form of inequality and location of inequality (Weberians)

Answer 20

Class Inequality can be reduced in Society through the formation of parties

Question 21

P3 Supporting Study (Weberians)

Answer 21

Weber

Question 22

What is the purpose of trade union parties?

Answer 22

To bring better conditions to the working class

Question 23

P3 Evaluation Study (Postmodernists)

Answer 23

Beck

Question 24

What does Beck say societies are these days?

Answer 24

Risk socieites

Question 25

What does it mean if socieites are risk societies?

Answer 25

All people regardless of class face the same issues

Question 26

Name a Civil Rights group which is classless

Answer 26

BLM

Question 27

P4 Point, form of inequality and location of inequality (Neo-Weberians)

Answer 27

Neo-Weberians say Gender Inequality is created in the Workplace by the dual labour market

Question 28

P4 Supporting Study (Neo-Weberians)

Answer 28

Barron and Norris

Question 29

What is the dual labour market?

Answer 29

Where men have high paying jobs and women have low paying jobs

Question 30

What did Skills for Care find?

Answer 30

82% of care workers are women

Question 30

P4 Evaluation Society (Radical Feminists)

Answer 30

Fawcett Society

Question 30

What did the Fawcett Society say will cause a woman to get dismissed from their job?

Answer 30

If they become pregnant

Question 31

What did the Fawcett society say will cause a woman to have less time to work?

Answer 31

They have more caring responsibilities

Question 31

P5 Point, form of inequality and location of inequality (Neo-Weberians)

Answer 31

Neo-Weberians say the Black underclass experience Ethnic Inequality in the Workplace

Question 32

P5 Supporting Study (Neo-Weberians)

Answer 32

Rex and Tomlinson

Question 33

What did Rex and Tomlinson say about the Black underclass in the labour market?

Answer 33

They are disadvantaged

Question 34

What is the situation for the schools and housing of the Black underclass?

Answer 34

It is more deprived

Question 35

What did the Ministry of Housing (2019) find with Black Caribbeans living in deprived neighbourhoods

Answer 35

Black Caribbeans are 14.1% more likely to live in deprived neighbourhoods

Question 36

P5 Evaluation Study (New Right)

Answer 36

Sewell

Question 37

What would Sewell say about why the Black underclass have less social mobility?

Answer 37

They have experienced inefficient primary socialisation

Question 38

What form of inefficient primary socialisation does Sewell say Black youths experience?

Answer 38

Having a single mother

Question 39

What are single mothers unable to do for their male children, according to Sewell/

Answer 39

Unable to discipline them properly

Question 40

Who will black children turn to if they do not have a male breadwinner role model present like a father?

Answer 40

They will make rappers their role models instead

Question 41

What is the situation with rappers obeying authority?

Answer 41

They do not obey authority

Question 42

What form of subculture are black youths more likely to join if their role models are rappers?

Answer 42

Anti-School subcultures