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How are cultural values linked to the reproduction of class positions?
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How are cultural values linked to the reproduction of class positions? The question of the existence of class and where it derives from is an on-going argument between Marxists, Weberians and functionalists alike. As Andy Medhurst mentions; 'class is never simply a category of the present tense. It is a matter of history, a relationship with tradition, a discourse of roots.' (2000:20). Class is not an object that we can see and visualise, yet we know it exists within society. All human societies have some form of social inequality, where particular individuals and social groups have more power and prestige over others which can be related to wealth and economics. This essay will look at cultural values and how they impact on our class positions within society. I will draw upon different examples in order to examine whether class still exists and how we relate structural factors to our own identity...
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