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GCSE Sociology · key term
A ranking of positions in which people higher up have authority over those below them.
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A ranked structure in which people at higher levels have authority over those below them.
Revise: Schooling in Capitalist America by Bowles and GintisSchools also encourage the attitudes needed to function within a workplace hierarchy. Bowles and Gintis argued that schooling helps create a hardworking, docile, obedient and highly motivated workforce. Here, docile means willing to accept control rather than challenge it.
Component 1
Keep the thinkers distinct: Delphy and Leonard emphasise exploitation and family hierarchy; Oakley criticises the conventional family and its idealised image.
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A ranking of people or positions in which those higher up have more power or authority.
Christine Delphy and Diana Leonard (1992) argued that the family is organised around a hierarchy, with the husband occupying the most powerful position and women and children in subordinate positions. As radical feminists, they placed male dominance at the centre of their explanation.
