SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Family Affairs
Document Summary
They recognize that social order is necessary for a society to function efficiently. To them one class (ruling class) gains far more from society than other classes. It is the ruling class that seeks to maintain or impose social orders by a variety of means. They agree with functionalist that socialization plays a crucial role in promoting conformity and order. Marxist are highly critical of the values and norms of the capitalist society. The working class has to conform to a social order which is against it"s really interest therefore conflict not consensus is the fundamental social reality. Marxist see deviance as emanating from unequal power relations and inequality in general. In capitalist societies rules and laws operate in favour of the ruling class and to disadvantage the working class. Because of this bias working class people are more likely to become deviant e. g. the poor may resort to theft or prostitution.
