SOCIAL CLASS INEQUALITY - THEORIES

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Across
  1. 4. This Marxist believed that jobs have become deskilled and therefore jobs that used to be seen as middle class are now seen as working class, he called this proletarianisation. (7)
  2. 8. This theoretical perspective believes argues that in society there is a value consensus (shared value system) and social class inequality is needed. (13)
  3. 11. Beck believed that we have become individualised and will now only come together when there are central concerns e.g. climate change / covid. He called this ____ Society. (4)
  4. 13. Marx believed that the bourgeoisie did this to the proletariat (7)
  5. 14. Saunders believes that there should be legal equality and equality of opportunity but he did not believe that there should be equality of ________ (8)
  6. 15. This sociologist can be used to criticise Davis & Moore's view that we live in a meritocratic society. (5)
  7. 17. Gramsci's concept which means that inequalities are portrayed as common sense so the proletariat are in a state of false class consciousness and don't fight out against inequality. (8)
  8. 18. This theory believes there should be a separate scale to measure social class which considers the different job roles of women. (8)
Down
  1. 1. Murray described this group as being lazy, feckless and welfare dependent. (10)
  2. 2. How many social classes did Weber believe there were? (4)
  3. 3. The following sociologists can be used to support this theoretical perspective: Westergaard, Braverman and of course, Marx. (7)
  4. 5. Gramsci and Bourdieu write from this perspective. (3-7)
  5. 6. Pakulski & Waters believed that class is ____. (4)
  6. 7. He's the founding father of functionalism who argued that stratification was beneficial for social order. (8)
  7. 9. This concept refers to the idea that if we work hard we will be rewarded through higher status and higher paid jobs in society, it was introduced by Davis & Moore (11)
  8. 10. Weber believes that we need to consider someone's class (economic situation), status (position in society) and _____ (power & infludence) to determine their social class position. (5)
  9. 12. Beck and Pakulski & Waters write from this perspective (13)
  10. 16. They are seen as more modern-day functionalists, they believe that society should have a shared value system but not everyone is motivated to contribute towards it. (3,5)