Working Class

Question 1

Which sociologist has concept of contradictory class position?

Answer 1

Wright

Question 2

Which sociologist had the concept of child centeredness?

Answer 2

King and raynor

Question 3

Which sociologist had the concept of the hidden curriculum?

Answer 3

Bordieu

Question 4

Which sociologist had the concept of old boy network?

Answer 4

Scott

Question 5

Which sociologist had the concept of yummy mummies?

Answer 5

Goodwin

Question 6

Which sociologist had the concept of social closure?

Answer 6

Scott

Question 7

Which sociologist had the concept of conspicuous consumption?

Answer 7

Saunders

Question 8

Key facts on the working class Identity

Answer 8

1. Used to be the most common now is declining
2. Shrinking due to decline in trade union members and manual jobs
3. Described as hard working, straight talking, salt of the earth

Question 9

What are the 2 types of working class identity?

Answer 9

1. Traditional
2. New working class

Question 10

What did traditional working class consist of?

Answer 10

Manual workers who very strongly identified with each other due to the dangerous and low pay nature of Job (often hold similar political opinions)

Question 11

How does the family and workplace reinforce the identity of working class?

Answer 11

1. Use of hegemonic (traditional) male role models
2. Many followed their fathers footsteps with manual jobs (Willis)

Question 12

How does workplace reinforce the identity of the working class?

Answer 12

1. Occupation may be the dominant source of your identity
2. For boys and their fathers, manual labour job was their identity (Willis)
3. Manual labour jobs decline as technology advances
4. WC men experiencing crisis of masculinity due to loss of manual jobs (mac an ghaill)

Question 13

How does education reinforce the identity of the working class?

Answer 13

1. Hidden curriculum
2. Education is used to reproduce and maintain the class inequalities of wealth or power (Bowles and gintis)
3. Done by transmitting ruling class values disguised as common values
4. Education designed for ruling class by ruling class and teaches to be obedient in future work (Bowles and gintis)

Question 14

How does media reinforce the identity of the working class?

Answer 14

1. Lower social classes use the internet less (81%) whereas upper class use it more (94%)
2. Lower social classes use it as a form of entertainment whereas upper classes use to expand their knowledge
3. 79% or working class owned game console while only 65% of upper class owned a game console
4. Social class is biggest factor affecting digital inequality as opposed to gender or ethnicity
5. Mertens and D’Haenens