Complete the summary below, using the list of words that follows: For Marxists, postmodernity is the most recent stage of__________,rather than being a break away from capitalism. As society has changed, the working class have become less__________and have lost much of the power they once had, partly due to a rise in__________. Workers now have less job__________and working hours have to be … [Read more...]
Polarisation of Wealth in Britain
Read the following extract and discuss the question that follows. An annual review by Income Data Services showed that the average total earnings of the chief executives of the FTSE 100 companies – the UK’s 100 largest quoted companies – in 2005-06 were £2m. By contrast, the gross median pay for full-time British employees was £23,600, so the typical FTSE 100 boss earned 75.2 times what the … [Read more...]