Is Class Dead '?: Is Class Dead?

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Is class dead? In this essay I will be discussing theories and arguments from Weber and the Functionalist perspective to both support and disagree with the above question , ' Is class dead '? Class is one of the many controversial topics up for discussion with regards to what impact , advantages and disadvantages it provides for some people and their access to resources. It is still clear that class is pertinent in today 's society as it is apparent it imposes effects on institutions within society such as education , health organisations and law enforcement 's. Social inequality refers to either moving up or down on the class hierarchy. This is possible as the ideology of class is an open one , meaning it is something that has been socially …show more content…

From the 1970 's onward there has been a dramatic increase in businesses specialising in travel and leisure , which has resulted in an increase in the demand of non manual middle class jobs. Moreover, modern society has encountered a decrease in heavy industries such as coal mining and others as such which has also resulted in the low demand for skilled manual labor workers mostly from the working class. In addition to this women have been integrated into employment allowing women to have there own class , rather then it being ascribed to them at birth or being situated on there father or husbands occupation. Social stratification refers to a system which society categorises people into a hierarchy. In some countries it is more apparent that some groups experience larger amounts of power wealth and income, and it is these distinct differences that led to social stratification. Social inequalities are man made meaning they are constructed socially , for example ; the ownership of land and property and the difference between income and power and accessibility of resources. There have been various theories arguing how class stratification should be …show more content…

Functionalists compare society to the biological anatomy, where the institutions within society act like human organs as they all depend on one another and if there were to be a fault in one of them it would have an impact as a whole. Davis and Moore talk about the inequalities apparent in today 's society and explain how they are necessary in order to ensure that the most important jobs are fulfilled by the most capable and intelligent beings such as doctors and members of parliament. They go on to explain how this is done through certain rewards and roles given out through employment. These jobs demand years of studying and training to complete successfully and therefore will be given to the most capable individuals whether they be from the upper or the lower

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