What factors influenced the extension of the franchise up to 1918? The franchise of democracy was extended to more and more people in Britain from 1867, 1884 and 1918. This happened for many reasons. At the time there was growing public pressure to push new political ideologies of democracy and liberalism and the newfound attitude of the working and middle-class that were the earners of the country, therefore they should get the vote. These factors tie in with the political power plays between the Whigs and Tories, who were playing for an advantage over one another, and the looming threat of socialism.
A new breed of middle and upper class where fighting their way into the limelight, and seeking to be social accepted. “Marxist Terry Eagleton posits a complex and contradictory relationship between the landed gentry and aristocracy, the traditional power-holders, and the capitalist, industrial middle classes, who were pushing for social acceptance and political power. Simultaneously with the struggle among these groups, an accommodation was developing based on economic interests”. Both writers came from middle class families although Charles Dickens did suffer hardship for a short period of time. Dickens and Bronte both have expressed their views on class segregation and the effect that it has on people.
Pluralists believe that the mass media is reflective of social reality, and acts as a 'mirror'. They state that it has a functional role in meeting the demands of its mass audience, and thus owes a duty to the people. Marxists on the other hand would argue that the media constructs desires and creates social reality. In other words it is a sculptor of a worldview and distorts social reality which is based on exploitation of a powerless majority, thus it is an ideological tool of the powerful bourgeoisie and reflects their interests. Over eighty percent of the media is owned by Trans National Corporations.
It was the middle sort who made up the mass of the population and therefore to say their support is crucial is also to say that stereotypically, the middle sort were those who fought for and supported the ideology of, parliament. The ‘spontaneous enthusiasm of the yeoman families’(source 8) to fight in battle for the Puritan oligarchy reiterates how the middle sect were fighting on behalf of parliament because of their status in society. Source 8 agrees with the fact that those who fought for Parliament did so, because of class as a determining factor; men like ‘tradesman Nehemiah Wallington… clothier Samuel Priestley… and townsman John Coulton, sustained the parliamentarian cause in the field.’(Source 8) These entrepreneurial men, were independent from the kind and could survive without inherited wealth. They had generated their own background of wealth through hard work and innovative ideas, and fought for parliament because they did not need to rely on the king for their continued success. Their class – as the middle sect, fought for parliament because the hierarchical structure was something they regarded as unimportant to their success and in some ways, even hindered their development and progress.
Since the beginning of civilizations there as always been social stratification or an arrangement in social classes. For instance, there would be the lower class, middle class and of course upper class. Then there is also social inequality. Based on documents from 1000 B.C.E through 465 B.C.E, I can analyze the causes of, and responses to, social inequality during the Classical Age, as well as explaining how one’s status within society influenced one’s perspective of events in that society. Some of the causes included, the extreme power to a single leader, and the desire for power, while some responses would be hatred towards the leader and hard work to stay alive, all depending on one’s perspective due to their status in a society.
This is seen when comparing the percentage of middle and working (skilled and unskilled) class voters in 1997, 2005 and 2010. These figures actually highlight class dealignment as both the percentage of middle class and working class voting for Tory and Labour and the Liberal Democrats is actually becoming closer together. This means, even though the percentages are not totally evenly spread out amongst parties and class, the gap is
The Article, “For Mitt Romney, the election hinges on the middle class”, focuses on the tactics in which Mitt Romney needs to perform in order to win the middle class votes of the Americans. According to the article, 90% of the American people consider themselves to be members of the middle class. In order for Mitt Romney to have a strong chance of winning the election he needs to have the majority behind him. Mitt Romney is a very successful businessman and has obtained much wealth to his name. Although, he is a part of the small percentage of the upper class in America his main focus for the election is to appeal to the middle-class as a devoted family man who is seeking to lower their struggles.
This applies to the way we view certain professions and economic classes as well. For example, we call office work “white collar” jobs and deem them to be the highest level of work in our society. Clearly, this is proof of how racial hegemony intersects with economic hegemony. Society values particular forms of economic class over others. Yet, this is problematic because, as scholars Lucas and Buzzenall, “the vast majority of Americans, the standards of success portrayed in these cases are not just an improbability, but a systemic impossibility” (2004, p. 274).
Two of the most important time periods in world history are from 1450-1750 and from 1750-1900. Some economic and social differences between the two time periods were that women played a larger role in factories and that there was a middle class from1750-1900. Although there were some differences they also had a few similarities, such as trade, patriarchal societies, China’s isolation, and the establishment of Liberalism. A social difference between 1450-1750 and 1750-1900 was that England had a middle class in 1750-1900. The middle class was made up of business owners, engineers, teachers, attorneys, and other skilled employees.
Care and support needs should be tailored to suit each resident. This shows respect by preserving the individual’s dignity and individuality. Their personal beliefs should be respected. Independence: Allow the resident we support to do things for themselves. Take time to allow the resident you support to be independent.