Power & Privilege (7)

• Marxism


  Analyses society through class and social struggle under capitalism
• Marxism Positives


  Highlights economic inequalities & exploitation. insight to power dynamics and social change
• Marxism Negatives


  Overemphasizes economic factor, neglects non-economic forms of inequality
• Marxism critiques


  More than two classes

  Religion, kinship, and sexuality can provide stronger connections than class

  ignores the consensus of shared values in healthcare can occur between the class
• Webernism


  The ole of social action, culture & rationalisation in shaping society
• Webernism Positives


  provides an understanding of the social structure and individual agency.

  considers cultural and ideational facotrs
• Webernism Negatives


  Can be complex & difficult to apply, and may overlook structural inequalities
• Feminism


  Examines role of gender in shaping social relations, inequalities and power dyanmics
• Feminism Positives


  Highlights experience of marginalised groups, challenges patriarchal norms and structures
• Feminism Negatives


  Overlook forms of inequality
• Feminism Critiques


  Fails to recognise other forms of repression (class, race, ethnicity, sex)

  Focuses on negative experience with men
• Power


  ability to achieve outcomes. access to employment, healthcare & education are more likely to have more poweer
• Marxist Theory on Power


  Power stems from control over resources & means of production. Control over economy, has religious, political and social too
• Weberian theory

  on power

  Power is the ability of individuals to realise their power.

  
  

  Charismatic

  Political

  Legitimate

  Legal
• Legitimate Power


  Politicans
• Traditional Power


  Royalty, religious leaders, family
• Charismatic Power


  Musicians, celebrities, famous figures
• Legal Authority


  Judges, courts, governments
• Symbolic Interactionism on Power

  Power is not tangible, a social construct. distributed trough social relationships. Power is based off influence, persuasion, language
• Structural Functionalism on power


  Power is the system rather than the individuals, e.g hierarchy of health care system
• cw Mill on power

  Governments, shareholders, military. unified groups exercise power over ass population
• Giddens On Power


  Individuals & Society are not separate. Based off everyday interactions that allow the operation of everyday life

  Education, investing, job, influence can be currency of power on an individual level
• Bourdei On Power


  Culturally & symbolically creates, re[legitamised through individuals and society, more than economic. social, cultural & symbolic forms of capital
• Post-Modernist on power


  Power is dispersed and fluid & contextual. focuses of micro powers of discourse, knowledge and constructs
• Feminist theory on power


  Power dynamics of patriarchy and male dominance over women
• Indigenous Theory on power

  Overlooks indigenous women and focuses on 'white women'
• WHO Framework of power

  Power over

  Power to

  Power With

  Power Within
• Power 'over'


  ability to influence or coerce others
• Power 'to'


  Ability to organise or change existing hierachies
• Power 'With'


  collective power among groups and organisations
• Power 'Within'


  Ability of an individual and their capacity to exercise power
• Power determinant of health

  Society is based on several power systems:

  Class, gender, ethnicity, physical, age, urban/ rural
• Liberalis


  Values capitalism & individualism. Intrest in freedom & individuality. Everyone has equal access
• Neoliberalism


  Individual access to wealth is an expense of the community. individual wealth is reinvested into economy
• Socialist


  The distribution of 'fairness' in society is not equal. Some people will always have more power than others - policy attempts to distribute evenly.
• Pluralism


  power is held by several groups that compete for control over resources. not seek domination