THEORY AND METHODS Topic 6
Outline and explain two criticisms of Marxist views in society (10 marks)
Evaluate the contribution of different Marxist theories to an understanding of society today
(20 marks)
Teaser:
Outline and explain two criticisms of Marxist views in society (10 marks)
Marx has been criticised for having a simplistic, one-dimensional view of inequality; he sees
class as the only important and supreme division. Weber argues that status and power
differences can also be an important source of inequality as well as class. For example,
those withholding power can rule without actually owning means of production as it did in the
former Soviet Union. Similarly, feminists argue that gender is a more fundamental source of
inequality rather than class…
Outline and explain two criticisms of Marxist views in society (10 marks)
Evaluate the contribution of different Marxist theories to an understanding of society today
(20 marks)
Teaser:
Outline and explain two criticisms of Marxist views in society (10 marks)
Marx has been criticised for having a simplistic, one-dimensional view of inequality; he sees
class as the only important and supreme division. Weber argues that status and power
differences can also be an important source of inequality as well as class. For example,
those withholding power can rule without actually owning means of production as it did in the
former Soviet Union. Similarly, feminists argue that gender is a more fundamental source of
inequality rather than class…
