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Discuss the view that social class is no longer the most important source of an individual’s identity (26)
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Matthew Hunt ? Discuss the view that social class is no longer the most important source of an individual's identity (26) The concept of social class is a difficult one to come to terms with. This is reflected by the many disagreements (in society as well as Sociology) as to the significance of social class. Some sociologists, for example, use the concept as a convenient way of classifying different occupational groups in society (managers, supervisors, employees and so forth). In this respect social class is seen to be a statistical category that does not have much significance outside the fact that it allows us to conveniently group people of similar occupations. This usage is probably closest to the Functionalist perspective in Sociology. Other sociologists, however, view social class as far more than a convenient classification of related occupations. Marxist sociologists, for example, see social class as a much more active concept. That is,...
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