New Right Explanations

• Which NR thinker had ideas similar to Functionalist Davis & Moore?

  Peter Saunders
• What did NR thinker Peter Saunders argue?

  • An = society would only be possible if force was used, bc no-one would be motivated by economic rewards
  • Inequality is FUNCTIONAL bc it makes ppl compete, AS LONG AS everyone gets = chance to participate
• What 2 things did Murray say we need to combat the underclass?

  1. Reduced gov. interference
  2. Reduced welfare states
• AO3: How can we criticise the NR perspective?

  • Victim-blaming
  • Ignore systematic + institutional discrimination
  • Many ppl want to work but are unable to get a job for varied reasons
  • Murray doesn’t link s. class inequality to the growing wealth gap between poor and rich