AO1: Disunity emerges in socialism with regard to its attitude towards the economy AO2: If we delve into this we can see that revolutionary socialists are keen to see the means of production move away from private hands. This was endorsed by Marx and Engels. However in revisionist socialist and Third Way Socialists the drive for limiting an individual's economic ownership has been abandoned. AO3: We can conclude that how an economy functions and wealth is distributed is fundamentally different in these different branches of socialism. Indeed different types of society did arise in Soviet Russia and China as opposed to Western Europe. It is argued that this makes a major difference to people's lives and well being. AO1: Disunity is present in socialism with its approach to gaining power in the state AO2: For revolutionary socialists no accommodation is possible with capitalism and the current ruling elite - therefore a revolution (violent if necessary) is required to gain power. By contrast evolutionary or revisionist socialists feel that power and thus control can be achieved by peaceful if more gradual means. AO3: Thus socialists can be seen to have different views of gaining and then holding power. Some may conclude that this is linked to democratic and anti-democratic credentials. Revisionists will gain power at the ballot box and possibly lose it - whereas we can conclude that revolutionary socialists will seize power and not offer democratic change. AO1: There are disagreements within socialism on its view of social class - this was central to Marx but less important to others such as Giddens AO2: For revolutionary socialist class was the most important feature of society and with it an associated 'class struggle' where the owners of the means of production subdued and controlled the mass proletariat. AO3: We reach a verdict that the revolutionary view of class is very rigid and built on the inevitability of class conflict.

AO1: All socialists have a common view and are united in the positive belief which they have in human nature. AO2: This puts all socialists having a united views to other political ideas such as conservatives who fear human nature and are guarded about freedom. All socialists see human nature as good and corrupted only by society not in any innate manner. AO3: This means that socialists see the external world as having an impact on the individual and if the harm which comes from there can be changed humanity will automatically improve. Hence values such as racism are not natural instincts but have been manufactured by society. Change the values in society and you better the people therein AO1: Linked to this all socialists are motivated to help the less well off and poorer sections of society. This inevitably leads socialists to address first the needs of the lower classes and in particular the working class and those in the lower income levels. This was a belief on Webb and Crosland. AO2: All socialists argue that the way in which workers are treated is unfair and the balance has to be addressed to provide for them better living conditions. The theme of class was really important to revolutionaries such as Marx Engels and Luxemburg AO3: As such all socialists see the working classes as crucial to seeing their exploitation and becoming aware of the nature of the system under which they live and are employed. We can conclude that all socialists see the need for an active state to redress those issues AO1: Running through the core beliefs of all socialists is that the pursuit of equality in society is advantageous. AO2: If we analyse strands of socialism we see that it is the speed and urgency of the purist of equality which there is tension but not about the concept itself. Luxemburg was driven and saw the need for violent struggle but Webb talked about the 'inevitability of gradualness'. AO3: Although socialists may disagree about how this equality is achieved we can reach a verdict that they all believe it is essential. Socialists would argue that a vastly unequal society is an unfair one - where people with equal talents have unequal life chances.