marxism

... 2/10/09 Sarah Burn Marxism Although quite different, both Functionalism and Marxism have their similarities. They also have their good and bad aspects and ways in which each theory dysfunctions. Functionalism and Marxism are both known to be structural perspectives. Although very similar the two are different in very distinct ways. Functionalism falls under the sub-heading of consensus structuralism, while Marxism falls under the sub-heading of conflict structuralism. As the sub-headings suggest they may be considered as opposites in various ways. There are five main elements which outline the views of functionalism and tell us exactly what functionalists believe. The first element is known as the biological analogy, which is giving rise to inequality; the feudal epoch; the amount of land owned is used to determine wealth; the capitalist epoch, where the inequality is seen in the amount of money or capital one possesses; and the communist epoch, where history stops as

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