Marxists: they would argue that this view ignores the inequalities in power in society. There is no value consensus; the culture and values passed on are those of the dominant or ruling class

Marxist sociological view, they are the ruling/higher class/'factory owners' who employ and control the proletariat.

Economic ideology that advocates for a classless society, where property and wealth are communally owned (e.g. China, Cuba, North Korea)

An economic system in which private individuals or businesses own capital goods (e.g. UK, US, Germany)

A marxist theory, social relations between the people who are involved in the production process. It gives society its fundamental character and makes society. (e.g. capitalist)

What are the social relations of production?

All of the physical elements that go into producing goods and services, including natural resources, machinery etc

Also known as social solidarity and is the theory that individuals in society are brought together and share the same norms and values

Used by Durkheim in his functionalist theory of society and how it functions. Society functions like the bodys organ system, which is self maintained/supporting

Any consequence of social structures that positively affect society and impacts structural continuity

The consensus theory suggests that social order in society is based on a system of shared norms and values, while conflict theory proposes that social order in society is based on a system of inequality.

Difference between consensus and conflict theories

the process of teaching individuals how to behave under the social expectations of their gender, known as gender roles. Examples: Gender stereotypes like toys (trucks for boys and dolls for girls) or gendered hobbies (ballet for girls and football for boys)

Marxist viewpoint, working class in the theory of class struggle, they are the factory workers who are exploited by the bourgeoisie.

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