classes Flashcards
The three founders of sociology
marx, weber and durkheim
Marx saw social dominance as a problem from
capitalism
durkheim saw social dominance as a problem from
industrialization
Marx described class as a
group of people who share the same relationship to the mans of production to capital
Weber saw class as
a group of people who share a common economic situation based on income, property and authority
Functionalist perspective on class
poverty and inequality serve important purposes in society as it allows people to work harder to move up the ladder and productivity
Critical Theory of families are the ideas of
marx and weber
Critical Theory perspective always looks at
power inequalities and exploitation
According to Marx, capitalism inevitable causes a
cyclic unemployment
Reserve Army of Labour
people who, because they are impoverished and often unemployed, form an easily mobilized, easily disposable workforce at the mercy of employers
SI focus class on
the ways that meanings are attached to social inequality
Marxians believe social class is defined by
social class is defined by the way people earn a living
Weberian’s believe social class is defined by
how much money and status people gain from their occupation
Petit Bourgeousie
the lower middle class. A group of people who own the means of production on a small scale such as owners of small ships
Weber understood power by
its distribution among classes rather than its significance in the exploitation of one class by another
