Sociology
“In the world we now live, divisions into class are meaningless. We are all working people now.”(Margaret Thatcher in 1988) The discussion that if Britain is becoming a classless society last for a long time. Britain was a typical manufacturing country because of industrial revolution in 18 century. Then the class structure of Britain was changed due to the globalization and economic system which changed from industrial to service during 19th and 20th century. In this easy, we focus on the change of social class in Britain. It will begin with the theories (Marxism, Weber theory and functionalism) of social class .Following this, it will look at the changes of social class. Finally, it will discuss weather the class of Britain will be dead.
Theories of social class
There are three basic theories which can explain social class in the sociology history.
Marxism was established by Karl Marx(1813-1883).Marx explained that a social class is a group of people who have common relationship to the means of production. For Marx (2008:26), society was characterizes by two social groups: bourgeoisie (ruling class) and proletariat (subject class).He argued that bourgeoisie have power ownership and control production (land, capital, labor power and machinery) while proletarian means people who have no choice but to sell their labor to the ruling class. Marx argued that a social group can be called a class when it becomes a ‘class for itself’. At this stage, its members have class consciousness and class solidarity. For example, manual workers realize they are exploited so that they get together to fight for their power then they becoming the working class. He pointed out that class struggle was the driving force of social change. Marx (1997:48) believes that the development of capitalism based on accumulating capital, laying the foundations for industrial manufacture. He believed that the communist society which will replace capitalism would be no contradictions and
Theories of social class
There are three basic theories which can explain social class in the sociology history.
Marxism was established by Karl Marx(1813-1883).Marx explained that a social class is a group of people who have common relationship to the means of production. For Marx (2008:26), society was characterizes by two social groups: bourgeoisie (ruling class) and proletariat (subject class).He argued that bourgeoisie have power ownership and control production (land, capital, labor power and machinery) while proletarian means people who have no choice but to sell their labor to the ruling class. Marx argued that a social group can be called a class when it becomes a ‘class for itself’. At this stage, its members have class consciousness and class solidarity. For example, manual workers realize they are exploited so that they get together to fight for their power then they becoming the working class. He pointed out that class struggle was the driving force of social change. Marx (1997:48) believes that the development of capitalism based on accumulating capital, laying the foundations for industrial manufacture. He believed that the communist society which will replace capitalism would be no contradictions and
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