Class diagram

social class by creating the middle (proletariat) class. Aristotle believes that if the poor have too much power we are considered to live in a democracy and if the wealthy have too much power we are said to have an oligarchy. Was the middle class only created to offset oligarchy and democracy? In a way, it seems that is its initial purpose, but it is not relevant today as it was during Aristotle’s time because technology altered society as a whole. Will we ever have a strong middle class in…

saying “an eye for an eye.” This analogy however does not depict the stipulations of the code of Hammurabi all that well. Several other factors played a role in the enforcement of these laws. Punishment was simply based on social class. If an individual of a lower end social class were to commit a crime against a society elite, their punishment would be way more severe than if the situation was vice versa (Nathan). A large section of the code focused on family and marriage. From this section we…

the capitalists, who own the means of production, and the proletariat who’s labour allows the system to function and is the source of the bourgeoisie’s power. As such, the social relations of production are antagonistic. Given this power struggle class conflict is inherent. Marx’s critique of capitalism speculates that the proletariats…

Criticisms As with any theory, the strain theory draws great criticism. One of the major criticisms is the fact that the strain theory is based on weak empirical support. Scholars have argued that the strain theory was improperly measured suggesting that the main concept of the strain theory was improperly measured in previous research (Burton & Cullen, 1992). A criticism made by Bernard (1987), is that the strain theories do not predict relationships at the individual level between crime and…

lawyer, Karl grew up in a middle class family and was able to attend school him self, eventually earning a Doctorate Degree. The statement “Karl Marx was a social theorist with philosophy rooted in science and humanist prophesy comes from his formal education and studies of other philosophers before and during his time, as well as the various political movements that occurred. As editor of a German newspaper he was exposed to the conditions that the poor class had been subjected to by the…

separate spheres meant that women were expected to stay at home, especially if they were married, with males being the breadwinners in the public sphere. It is important to understand that although this was the ideal belief, many poor and working class women were made to go out and work, usually in an industry such as textiles, as a means to survive. Many were employed in factories and other unpleasant environments, being paid less than men simply because they were women, and due to the risk…

The article, “Constructing Race, Creating White Privilege” by Pem Davidson Buck argues about the “psychological wage” that was created by the system of race and white privilege embedded in our society. Buck gave us an overview of what happened before and after Bacon’s Rebellion creating the major changes in our society. Before the rebellion, people love each other, but during and after the rebellion people started to feel that they should have power over others which lead to the creation of…

and how people lost morality will be stated. It will also be explained why damage of the society was necessary. In the Great Gatsby, although people did not start at the same material level due to their classes, they ended with the same. Working class remained poor, while others reached wealth at a time but…

action packed film that depicts the leftover human race living on the Snowpiercer train. The train has a class system throughout each section (cart) of the train. The caboose holds Wilfred the conductor and the creator of the Snowpiercer. The additional top and middle carts occupy the upper and middle class masses. Finally the end of the Snowpiercer otherwise known as the tail resides the lower class individuals. The plot incorporates a rebellion against the lower, upper and middle classes, and…

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…