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9 Cards in this Set
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Hegemony |
Ascendancy of a class (social, political, ideological). Ability to convince other classes to see the world in the same way |
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Statistics |
People who went to private school: -65% judges -59% civil service -57% house of lords |
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Key ideas |
Capitalism: the historical development of capitalist and labouring classes Class: an individual’s position in system of production relations Access to schools, healthcare and utilities is often determined by socioeconomic position |
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Tenets |
- Social world analysed in totality - Materialist conception of history, historical change is a reflection of economic development - Tension between means of production and relations of production - Class conflict between bourgeoisie and proletariat |
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Concepts |
- Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism - There are a core set of countries (eg colonial powers) exploiting peripheral states - Gender oppression is similar to class oppression |
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Semi peripheral states |
States subservient to core countries but occupy a middle ground. |
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Gramsci |
- Why is revolution so difficult in Western Europe? - Hegemony is imposed by coercion or fear by ruling classes - Civil society must engage in counter-hegemonic struggle |
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Critical theories |
- Concerned with ethics, security and international society - Focus on superstructures, legal and political systems, cultures and institutions - Working classes are now part of system, have been absorbed by it - Emancipation: through radical democracy, all parts of society overcome barriers |
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Criticism |
- The spread of market economy and capitalist values after cold was - Class structure more complex that dichotomy - Communist revolutions in Eastern Europe did not bring more equality |
