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Unit 4 Assessment: Power & Politics 1.) Using material from item A and elsewhere briefly examine some of the sociological arguments put forward by pluralist authors to challenge Marxist views on the role of the state expressed in item A. (12 Marks) The Pluralists believe that the state is democratic and, unlike Marxists, that it is fair objective and neutral. There is 'one man one vote', everyone has their vote and they can therefore choose their government and have influence over the decisions made in society. If they don not like how a particular government is running the country then they have the right to vote them out at the next election. Marxists, however, argue that the state is not fair, it is biased towards the ruling capitalist class. Instrumentalist Marxists believe that the state is controlled by the capitalist class. Whereas Structuralist Marxists say the state is most influenced by the...

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