1. The State

2. Objectives
1. Be able to explain how The State emerged as a set of centralized institutions.
2. Describe the political approaches of early British State and how they provide the foundation of what we experience today.
3. Understand the Pluralist , Marxist and Modernist theories of the modern state
Outcomes
A Grade
B Grade
C Grade
Explain with examples how the components of The State can become antagonistic and interconnected. Describe the evolution of the state resulting in third way politics. Evaluate popular sociological perspectives of the state
Explain how the state is interconnected and does not always function as society would like. Describe two political approaches which dictate the states character today. Understand two sociological state theories
Explain that the state is made from a series of institutions coming together as a result of an evolutionary process. Understand the pluralist theory of the state and how it has impacted on the state today.

3. SMSC Link Questions
Literacy link
Key Names
Do all countries have a legitimate state?
Read The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx (1848) P34-56
Abercrombie and Warde
Must a state be legitimate to be morally just?
Use the Write on our Blog your view of Power distributions
Dahl (Pluralist)
Which aspects of the state culturally impact British society?
Debate whether The 1944 Education Act improved education Nation Wide.
Engels (Marxist)
Do people categorised as “normal” by the state have the right to hold power via discourse?
Althusser and Milliband (Marxists)
Giddens (Modernist)
Held and Sklair (Postmodern

5. Use the text extracts to answer the following questions:
What type of force is used to give the state power?
What is the difference between a boundary and a land mass?
According to Jones, why would is it not
possible to rule the UK by force?
4. Which six powers ensure the state has power in Britain?
5. Can you think of any more powers the state has?
6. Of the original six, which three could be discarded, allowing
the state to remain?
7. In 2003 the Labour Government announced that ID
should be carried by all UK citizens, why did this fail? Use two
theories of power.
8. Can you think of any other state initiatives that have been
unsuccessful? Explain why this happened.

8. The State timeline 1800’s (19th Century)
1.Explain how The State emerged as a centralised institution.2.Describe political approaches of the State.3. Understand Pluralist/Marxist theories of the modern state

9. VCOP!! Mini exam question
1) Explain how the laissez-faire
State of the nineteenth-century emerged
Into a paternal third way approach in 1997
(9 marks)
Neelam, Nicola and Lauren
2) Why would some sociologists argue that
British society was “ready” for
Third Way Politics in 1997? (9 Marks)
Sam, Abi and James

10. Learn, pair, coach If you find you both know a
Round 1 (Abi+Sam) (James+Lauren) )Nicola+Neelam)
Round 2 (Abi+James) (Sam+Neelam) (Nicola+Lauren)
Round 3 (Abi+Lauren) (James+Neelam) (Sam+Nicola)
If you find you both know a
theory you must prepare two
evaluative points to give to your next partner

11. Pluralist
Marxist
Giddens
Held and Sklair

12. Extension task Partner A solves the first problem verbally
Rally Coach
Extension task
Partner A solves the first problem verbally
Partner B watches, listens, checks and coaches if necessary praises.
When response is agreed Partner A writes the answer.
Partner B solves the next problem verbally
Partner A watches, listens, checks and coaches if necessary praises.
When response is agreed Partner B writes the answer
Repeat the process until all tasks are complete and you have a
coherent paragraph hopefully with some example theorists and empirical
evidence which answers each challenge
How do you think a functionalist would regard the role of the State in society?
How do you think a Marxist would regard the role of the State in society?
How do you think a Feminist would regard the role of the State in society?
How do you think a Thatcherite (New Right or Neo liberal) would regard the role of
the State in society?
How do you think a post modernist would regard the role of the State in society?
Which theory do you find most convincing and why?

13.
Objectives
1. Be able to explain how The State emerged as a set of centralized institutions.
2. Describe the political approaches of early British State and how they provide the foundation of what we experience today.
3. Understand the Pluralist , Marxist and Modernist theories of the modern state

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Differentiated resources
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