1. Define the following terms using post-it notes when you come in the room
Stick these on the board
Value consensus
Structuralist
Social solidarity
Social order

2. Define the following terms using post-it notes when you come in the room
Stick these on the board
Value consensus
(shared values) of what is right and wrong
Structuralist
Society determines our behaviour – puppets on a string being manipulated by society
Social solidarity
A sense of belonging to a community
Social order
patterns of shared and predictable behaviour

3. Sociological perspectives
Marxism and Feminism

4. Lesson Objective: By the end of this lesson you should:
Be able to explain the Marxism perspective within sociology
Be able to explain the feminism perspective within sociology

5. Preparation for learning:
Last lesson we looked at a CONSENSUS theory
What does the term consensus mean?
THINK / PAIR / SHARE
Think / pair / share activity

6. Present new information:
Structural Theory
Consensus
Conflict
Feminism
Functionalism
Marxism
Think / pair / share activity
What do you think the term CONFLICT means?
What does this mean in context to society?

7. Present new information:
Marxism and Feminism states there is CONFLICT in our society and certain groups within society are constantly being exploited.
It is important to note that these perspectives do not want society to be this way – they have highlighted the conflicts so that change in our society can be achieved.
Think / pair / share activity

8. Marxism

9. Number yourself 1-4 in your group....
Number 2s – the manager of a factory
Number 1s, 3s & 4s – workers in the factory
Workers – you are working on a production line making squares which will be sold:
One person needs to measure and draw a square 5cm x 5cm.
One person needs to cut the square out
One person needs to draw the following design on the square:
Managers – your job is to quality check each square. Any square which isn’t perfect can be sent back!!

10. Sound a break noise and give all workers a timed 30 seconds break after 5 minutes into the task.

11. Home time...... Count up how many COMPLETED squares you have made.
Manager – award each worker one counter per completed square they have made e.g. 4 squares = 4 counters
Manager – for each completed square, you will sell these and make 4 counters per square – award yourself 4 counters for each square made e.g. 4 squares = 16 counters
Everyone – total up the amount of counters you have

12. Discuss........ How much did you earn?
How much does your boss get for each square you made?
Do you think this is fair?
Who owns all the buildings, machinery, tools and raw materials?
What would happen to you if the factory closed?
What would happen to your boss if the factory closed?

13. You are a worker in our factory:
Marxism:
Example:
You are a worker in our factory:
The factory makes chairs. You get paid £5 an hour and in an hour you make on average 10 chairs. You work 8 hours a day and have an hour for lunch (not paid). The chairs sell for £20 each. The work gives you just enough to support you and your family in the house you are living.
How much do you earn in a day?
How much does your boss (Mr. Wakefield) get for each chair you make in an hour?
Who owns all the buildings, machinery, tools and raw materials?
What would happen to you if the factory closed?
What would happen to your boss (Mr Wakefield) if the factory closed?

14. Marxist view of society
Structuralist theory – can you remember what this means?
Capitalism: economic system based on the private ownership of business
Marxism believes that capitalist society is in a permanent state of CONFLICT between two groups of people:
Proletariat (working class)
Bourgeoisie (the ruling class – those who own the means of production e.g. factories, businesses
3 mins

15. Marxist view of society
The Bourgeoisie exploit the proletariat (the working class are unaware of this – called a false class consciousness) – because they are more powerful as they own greater property/wealth, therefore exploit the working class to protect their wealth = inequality
The Bourgeoisie control the institutions (education, media, religion) which leads to class inequality
Meritocracy is actually a myth and the bourgeoisie get the proletariat to believe they deserve their position in society – through an ideology
Therefore this leads to the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer (polarisation)
3 mins

16. Do you think we should have this in the UK??
Is there a solution????
Marx believes the way to solve this problem is communism!
Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organisation based on common ownership of the means of production (all people should own factories, farms etc)
Eventually the proletariat will become conscious of the exploitation and have a revolution!! – the two classes will clash and communism will replay the conflict-based societies.
3 mins
Do you think we should have this in the UK??

17. Feminism

18. Draw a picture of a feminist....
What is a feminist?
How do they view society?
Provide an example of a feminist

19. Examples of feminists....

20. Feminist view of society
Structuralist theory
It is a CONFLICT theory – source of inequality and conflict is gender
Men exploit women in all areas of life (e.g. home, work, education)
Feminists argue that society is patriarchal-men have more power
3 mins

21. Feminism Men Women Liberal Feminists Exploit Marxist Feminists
Radical Feminists
Difference Feminists

22. Is there a solution?
Feminism aims to end men’s dominance and rid society of the exploitation of women
Creating a gender equal society

23. Research task.... Search the ‘Everyday Sexism Project’ on Twitter
Create and take pictures of why we need feminism
3 mins

24. Review: Marxism Feminism
Venn diagam to compare and contrast feminism and marxism

25. Homework:
Read the following article on feminism:
2. Complete your A3 revision sheet on the key features of Marxism and Feminism