understanding class inequalities

Question 1

ruling class and subjects class

Answer 1

capitalist societies divided into 2 classes
- bourgeoisie and proletariet

Question 2

manual and non manual workers

Answer 2

dependant on educational qualifications

Question 3

the underclass - murray (1989)

Answer 3

emerged bwlow the working class - poorest members of society

Question 4

the hope goldthorpe classification - (1980)

Answer 4

aims to research social mobility
1. service class - professionals
2. intermediate class - non manual workers
3. working class - manual workers

Question 5

national statistics soico-economic classification

Answer 5

1. higher managerial professional
2. lower managerial professional
3. intermediate
4. small employers
5. lower supervisory
6. semi routine
7. routine
8. unemployed

Question 6

the great british class survey

Answer 6

1. the elite
2. established middle class
3. technical middle class
4. new affluent workers
5. traditional working class
6. emergent sevice workers
7. precariat