Download Social Class & Politics in Britain: Class System's Impact on Education & Politics and more Quizzes International Business in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 What attribute is England most often associated with? DEFINITION 1 Snobbish. TERM 2 What are the two ways that social class is analyzed? DEFINITION 2 1. Objective approach: income levels 2. Subjective approach - people put themselves into categories Note: Objective class differences may be narrowing, but they remain subjective. TERM 3 What is Britain's main politically relevant distinction? DEFINITION 3 Working class and the middle class. TERM 4 How is the working class distinct from middle class? DEFINITION 4 Dress, speech, entertainment, and where they live. TERM 5 What is the keyword in Britain when describing class? DEFINITION 5 Not class, but solidarity. They stick with their old jobs, neighborhoods, and pubs. TERM 6 How does the class idea/solidarity/divisions influence British politics? DEFINITION 6 They influence labor unions, the Labour Party, and produce Britain's elites through the educational system. TERM 7 What are "public" schools? DEFINITION 7 A pillar of the class system, they are private and expensive boarding schools. TERM 8 What are "public" schools' avowed purpose? DEFINITION 8 Training boys for public life in the military, civil service, or politics TERM 9 Some Examples of "public" schools DEFINITION 9 Eton, Harrow, Rugby, St. Paul's, Winchester. TERM 10 True or False: In 1989, 7% of British children received a private education. DEFINITION 10 True. TERM 21 True or False: Whether the government is Conservative or Labour, the same people are always in charge. DEFINITION 21 True. TERM 22 True or False: Of the 22 ministers in Thatcher's first cabinet, 17 had attended "public" schools, and 20 were Oxbridge graduates. DEFINITION 22 False: 20 had attended "public" schools," and 17 were Oxbridge graduates. TERM 23 What type of system of voting did Britain used to be a good example of? DEFINITION 23 Class voting. The working class would mostly vote the Labour Party, while the middle class would mostly vote Conservative. TERM 24 What shifts occurred to Britain's voting system? DEFINITION 24 Some working class voted Conservative and some middle class voted Labour. TERM 25 What is British civility? DEFINITION 25 Reasonable and good manners, and avoiding getting abusive; don't let anything go too far; don't let the system come unstuck. TERM 26 What are Britain's civility's limits? DEFINITION 26 Examples are the British Parliament and cries of "shame" or "treason" from the opposition. TERM 27 What is pragmatism? DEFINITION 27 Practical; using what works, without paying much attention to theory or ideology. TERM 28 True or False: British attitudes are generally not pragmatic. DEFINITION 28 False. They are generally pragmatic. TERM 29 What is their style of problem solving? DEFINITION 29 The British improvise as they go, "muddling through" style of problem solving. There are no detailed game plans. TERM 30 True or False: British politics involves a good deal of tradition. DEFINITION 30 True. TERM 31 What do British traditions contribute to? DEFINITION 31 Society's stability and continuity. TERM 32 Which would the Britons prefer, a monarchy or a republic with a president? DEFINITION 32 Fewer than 1 out of 5 Britons would abolish the Monarchy in favor of a republic with a president. TERM 33 What things contribute to Britain's nationalism? DEFINITION 33 Palaces, trooping of the guards, and parades create pride of Britons for their system. TERM 34 What were British policeman famous for? DEFINITION 34 Not carrying guns. TERM 35 What occurred in Britain during the 1970s? DEFINITION 35 They grew more violent. The IRA spread their violence from Ulster. Criminals started using handguns and racial violence/terrorism increased.
