Class

Marxism

1. General Marxism – capitalism. Bourgeoisie exploit proletariat, means of production

2. Neo Marxists – superstructure, Gramsci, Marcuse, bourdieau

3. Kincaid – Underclass; Divide and rule, scapegoats, RAOL

Functionalism

1. Meritocracy

2. Davis and moore – Scarcity of personnel, functional importance, etc

3. Saunders – capitalism protects liberty

Weberian

1. Class

2. Status

3. Party

4. Barren and Norris

Postmodern

1. Lyotard – individuals, deconstruction of groups

2. Bauman – inequalities based on consumption

3. Pakulski and waters – class is dead, status is more important lifestyle/consumption

4. Furlong and cartmel – class was taken by train, now by car

Changing class structure

1. Marxism – Sutton trust, westergaad – in itself/for itself, Braverman –proletarianisation

2. Weberian – fragmentation of middle class, Roberts – values of middle class, goldthorpe and lockwood – traditional/new working class. Embourgeoisement.

Ethnicity

Functionalist

1. Patterson – host immigrant model

2. Roberts – differences between African Caribbean/ Asian are plausible

Weberian

1. Status inequality

2. Rex and Tomlinson – frustrated underclass

3. Barren and Norris- dual labour market theory

Marxists

1. Castles and Kosack-  Divide and rule. Miles – racialized class fractions…