1 / 8

Chapter 7: Conflict Theory

Chapter 7: Conflict Theory. Marxist Theories Background Instrumental & structural marxism Liberal Conflict Theory Implications for Social Policy. Marxist Theory. Karl Marx background Premise: conflict is economic in nature Class conflict. Capitalists

lynette
Download Presentation

Chapter 7: Conflict Theory

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Chapter 7: Conflict Theory • Marxist Theories • Background • Instrumental & structural marxism • Liberal Conflict Theory • Implications for Social Policy

  2. Marxist Theory • Karl Marx background • Premise: conflict is economic in nature • Class conflict

  3. Capitalists Own & control means of production (infrastructure) Achieve wealth through capital Workers Work for wages Vulnerable to displacement & exploitation Class Conflict

  4. How do capitalists control society? • Superstructure – institutions which shape ideology • Media • Education • religion

  5. Contemporary Marxism • Crime & deviance is a response/reaction to deprivation

  6. Instrumental capitalist class is monolithic State is an instrument Structural Marxism Factions among capitalists State more autonomous Ex: Kyoto Accord Instrumental & structural marxism

  7. Liberal Conflict Theory • Conflict is not necessarily economic. May be based on : • Culture Conflict (Sellin) • Political Conflict (Vold’s Group Conflict) • Institutional Power (Turk’s authority-subject conflict)

  8. Social Policies • Redistribution of Wealth (Marxism) • Changing power structures through democratic/political reforms (Liberal Conflict)

More Related