Before discussing Standings expert on ‘Defining the Precariat?’ it is important to have a brief understanding of other sociologists views on class. According to Giddens the chief basis of class differences are: ownership of property, wealth, and occupation. Your class is an indicator of your likability to succeed in society. Other sociologist believe that class is no longer useful in attempting to understand contemporary societies, also Pakulski and Waters discuss that the political, social and economic importance of class are in decline.
Standing’s work focuses on the rise of a new group/class named the ‘Precariat”. The expert discusses in short: ‘What is a Precariat?’, and Why is there a Precariat?”, he also discusses how other sociologist …show more content…
He also claims “that the precariat is a class in the making, if not yet a class for itself.” The precariat consists of the people who lack the seven forms of labour related security, for example the individual does not have labour security (on zero hour contracts), also they do not have skill reproduction security (they will not gain any skills to help them get promotions and move up the social ladder). Standing discusses that the ‘Precariat’ is a direct outcome of globalization. This is because globalization opened up labour markets making them international, this then strengthening the bargaining position of capital against workers, then as a result of this workers lost power and status thus pushing them further down the social hierarchy. This new international labour market is beneficial to the elite within a capitalist society because a ‘flexible’ job market …show more content…
“THE PRECARIAT DOES NOT FEEL A PART OF A SOLIDARISTIC COMMUNITY lack of identity: alienation (need to be a part of society in order to understand its norms and values etc.
THEY LACK OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY different pattern of income to all other groups ‘concept of social income’: what they or their families produce, most people in most societies have several sources of income: THE PRECARIAT DO NOT.
Critiques:
conclusion: how has it helped? theorists such as marx could be seen as outdated: help us understand modern society. and how globalization has created inequality: how it has affected people 's stability and has caused in the formation of the precariat. why do i feel it 's emerged/ as discussed above it the flexibility and the notion of zero hour contracts is beneficial to the capitalist society.
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Standing’s work focuses on the rise of a new group/class named the ‘Precariat”. The expert discusses in short: ‘What is a Precariat?’, and Why is there a Precariat?”, he also discusses how other sociologist …show more content…
He also claims “that the precariat is a class in the making, if not yet a class for itself.” The precariat consists of the people who lack the seven forms of labour related security, for example the individual does not have labour security (on zero hour contracts), also they do not have skill reproduction security (they will not gain any skills to help them get promotions and move up the social ladder). Standing discusses that the ‘Precariat’ is a direct outcome of globalization. This is because globalization opened up labour markets making them international, this then strengthening the bargaining position of capital against workers, then as a result of this workers lost power and status thus pushing them further down the social hierarchy. This new international labour market is beneficial to the elite within a capitalist society because a ‘flexible’ job market …show more content…
“THE PRECARIAT DOES NOT FEEL A PART OF A SOLIDARISTIC COMMUNITY lack of identity: alienation (need to be a part of society in order to understand its norms and values etc.
THEY LACK OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY different pattern of income to all other groups ‘concept of social income’: what they or their families produce, most people in most societies have several sources of income: THE PRECARIAT DO NOT.
Critiques:
conclusion: how has it helped? theorists such as marx could be seen as outdated: help us understand modern society. and how globalization has created inequality: how it has affected people 's stability and has caused in the formation of the precariat. why do i feel it 's emerged/ as discussed above it the flexibility and the notion of zero hour contracts is beneficial to the capitalist society.
FIND