A Marxist Approach On Social Classes

Assess the usefulness of Marxist theories of stratification in understanding social class in society today.

The social class in America is everywhere but it is often quite hard to recognize only because it is against the American principle for the social class system to exist. Whether we know it or not, we tend to participate in the class system.. By doing so, this leads us to separate ourselves based on our social class system, including class discrimination and social mobility

The is the movie analysis of “A Class Divided” with topics discussed in class. The movie is a documentary dealing with the “Blue eyes/Green Eyes Experiment” conducted in 1968 by Mrs. Jane Elliott in her elementary school class. The experiment has been used in schools, government/business institutions, and correctional facilities to introduce the subject of racism and discrimination. This documentary provides evidence of a sociological theory demonstrated in Beverly Daniel Tatum’s essay “What Is Racism Anyway?”: Understanding the Basics of Racism and Prejudice.

Social class is a “tag” to define your status in a community. One of the main requirements you must have to be in the Upper class, is to have wealth and power. That is basically it, and obviously the absence of those characteristics could mean you are in a Middle or even in the Lower class. Sports are an activity that people do for pleasure that requires physical activity and sometimes has rules for the players to follow in order to play the game. It is most commonly played outdoors. It can improve your cardio, health, and physical condition. For example, it can prevent things like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer or even mental illnesses like depression.

In today’s world computers, machines, and other forms of technology have seemingly started to take over the workforce as society looks to constantly improve and speed up the progress in the working world. The 1950’s fictional novel, Player Piano, portrays a society directly revolved around the use of machines and computers in the workplace to essentially become a more progressive and efficient society. The constant development of technology in today’s world correlates to Vonnegut’s Player Piano when discussing social class and unemployment, the devouring of industrial and day-to-day jobs carried out by human beings, and the dehumanization of society.

Social class describes the different "layers" that exist in society. These "layers," or classes in society, are a division that civilization has been running on ever since the beginning of mankind. In most modern societies, our system of social class division is one of opportunity. We experience a good deal of social mobility, where people through generations or in their own lifetime can move up or down the social scale. By examining the many different perceptions of social class along with S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, it is illustrated that social class has an impact on people while they are growing up, and will usually deny them from rising above adversity.

8.What is class conflict? Describe aspects of class conflict that exist in the United States today.

This essay will explore the notion of social class and whether it is still relevant within today’s society. The Oxford Dictionary defines social class as ‘a division of a society based on social and economic status’ and is measurable in terms of stratification and inequality. Stratification suggests people are ranked hierarchically according to their attributes such as income, wealth, power, age, gender and status, whereas, inequality explains the difference between people in terms of their abilities and rewards

Class-divisions affect the society in many different ways. "Social stratification, [which are class-divisions,] are know as the division of a society based upon rank or class" (“social stratification”). Class divisions are usually based upon one’s wealth, influence, status, race, or gender. They have been here since the beginning of civilization and are going to continue. Throughout our society, class-divisions have caused many problems and lead into conflicts between different classes.

3. Describe and define what you believe to be the categorization of social classes in the United States (e.g., upper class, upper middle class, middle class, lower class, etc.). a. Indicate in your

The popularity of the television show, The Office, is partially a result of its connection to problems and topics that members of the society face daily. One example of these problems is the emergence of Marxism between social classes that can occur due to businesses or the economy. In one episode of The Office, the boss, Michael, is assigned with the task of choosing a health care plan for his employees. Jan, who is over Michael, says to him, “You know the whole reason that we are doing this is to save money” (“Health Care”). The main goal for most companies is to make as much profit as possible and cut unnecessary expenditures, however, companies often become so obsessed with becoming wealthy that they often neglect the needs of their employees

One of false ideal in the story is ‘Classism’. It happens as the morals that used to maintain the farm turn into controls, which then make the animals effectively split themselves into classes. This happens through Hegemony, resulting in the acceptance of these classes with ease by the animals. Hegemony, according to Antonio Gramsci “he discusses his concept of social power or domination, which he calls hegemony” (673).”Take for example the pigs: they took it upon themselves to rule and follow the teachings of Old Major. This becomes socially acceptable to the animals after some time and is even perceived as normal, even if there are no scientific basis to the pigs’ claims that they are mentally superior compared to the other animals.

There are current debates to whether the parliament and government should be seen as a major source of power. It is said that ‘real’ power comes as a consequence of the ownership and control of capital (Bilton, 2002, p. 202). Therefore it is the dominant class that tends to holds the majority of economic power for the reason that its ownership and control produces the means of production. This gives the dominant class an upper hand on the influences associated with the crucial decision that take place within the state. Therefore supporting Marx’s claim the dominant economic class are the ruling class. This does not mean they have to rule directly, because they consistently exercise considerable power and influence over political decisions without actually holding state positions (Bilton, 2002, p. 202). To

Class is a complex term and has been used in many aspects in social theory. The Oxford dictionary define class as “a system of ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status” (OD, 2017). Marx studied class processes in a unique way which is through the production, distribution and appropriation of surplus labour. Feminism and Marxism both being conflict theories focus on how class is related to exploitation. This paper will discuss how the household is a site where class processes take place by using Resnick and Wolff’s “New departures in Marxian theory” as a base.

Marxist’s primary concern is the struggles of the working class battling exploitation as the capitalist class obtains as much value from their labour as they can.# While pluralist believe that the crack in political outcomes is created by multiple groups, Marxists believe that the conflict is centralized within the struggle between the workers and the capitalists. The state is not vulnerable as pluralists believe but it is essentially capitalist where class power is the lever to political outcomes.# When it comes to describing the world as it is, both research schools accurately explain the relationship between power and the state. However to a certain degree, it is most dependent on the nature of the state. For example, in a democratic country like Canada, interest groups play a large role in policy decisions. First Nations interest groups were able to influence policy decisions which has helped them achieve a wide range of benefits from the government, from health assistance to income assistance and government programs primarily directed to them.# They were able to influence without the economic resources that Marxism is fond of. Everyone has access to power but it is dependent on the individual’s active participation and the way it is organized.# However a Marxist may argue that the policy decisions