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This Ideologies on Stratification bundle within the Stratification and Differentiation A Level Sociology unit (7192/2) explores the belief systems and value frameworks that justify, challenge, or explain patterns of inequality and hierarchy in society. The PDF summary introduces key ideologies such as meritocracy, New Right thinking, Marxist critiques of false consciousness, Feminist perspectives on patriarchy, and Postmodern views on fragmentation and fluidity. It also examines the role of dominant ideologies, individualism, welfare dependency narratives, and national identity discourses in shaping public perceptions of class, gender, ethnicity, and inequality.

The PowerPoint presentation clearly outlines each ideology’s assumptions, theoretical roots, and impact on social policy and public attitudes, with references to key thinkers such as Althusser, Gramsci, Murray, and Saunders. It also covers how ideologies function to legitimate inequality, naturalise privilege, and obscure structural disadvantage.

To support critical analysis and essay writing, the bundle includes connectives worksheets and skills-based activities, including ideology comparison charts, media analysis tasks, and theory-to-policy matching exercises. A focused podcast episode can be accessed at: , it explores how ideological narratives are constructed, maintained, and contested in both political and everyday contexts.

Altogether, this bundle equips students to understand and critique the belief systems that underpin stratification in society—making it a vital resource for developing deep sociological insight into the nature and justification of inequality.