Sociology 2R3: Theories of Class and Stratification

QUESTIONS ON BOTTOMORE, CLASSES IN MODERN SOCIETY

In Chapter One, pick one statement from Marx that you think is valid today, and one statement from Marx that you think is invalid today. Explain Why. Send your answer to the conference folder, Ch-1 Bottom, in LearnLink, under the Bottomore conference.
In Chapter Two the proletarianization thesis argues that parts of the middle classes are falling into the working class or are becoming similar to the working class. Briefly state one argument supporting this thesis, and one argument opposing it. Send your answer to the conference folder, Ch-2 Bottom, in LearnLink, under the Bottomore Conference.
In Chapter Three, state one argument suggesting that classes did exist in the Soviet Union before its collapse, and one argument suggesting that classes did not exist before its collapse. Send your answer to the conference folder, Ch-3 Bottom, in LearnLink, under the Bottomore Conference.
In Chapter Four, suggest one thesis that classes no longer exist, and given one critique of it. Send your answer to the conference folder, Ch-4 Bottom, in LearnLink, under the Bottomore Conference.
In Chapter Five, give one example of an old social movement and one example of a new social movement. Consider one way your new social movement does have a class characteristic and one way in which it does not have a class characteristic. Send your answer to the conference folder, Ch-5 Bottom, in LearnLink, under the Bottomore Conference.