Marxism Flashcards

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Who is the founding father of Marxism?

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Karl Marx

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Is Marxism a conflict or consensus theory?

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Conflict

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Marxism is a structural theory. What does that mean?

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Large social organisations and institutions have power/control/influence over individuals and their behaviour

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What is capitalism?

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An ideology (belief system) that focusses on generating individual/private profit and wealth

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5
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Who are the bourgeoisie?

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The upper/ruling class

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Who are the proletariat?

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The working class

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What is an Ideological State Apparatus?

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A tool used by the government to make people believe certain things and behave in certain ways. A method of social control. E.g. religion, education, media

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What is a Repressive State Apparatus?

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A tool used by the government to control people’s behaviour through force. E.g. military, laws, police

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What is False Class Consciousness?

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When the working class do not realise they are being exploited

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What does it mean to become Class Conscious?

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Becoming aware of how you are being exploited

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What do Marxists think Capitalism will lead to?

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A communist revolution where the people rise up and seize the means of production

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What are the means of production?

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Anything that creates wealth, or creates something which can be sold for wealth

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What is communism?

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An ideology that believes everything should be owned by the government and given out to the people equally

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14
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What is the Correspondence Principle?

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The idea that school reflects aspects of the workplace

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What is the Myth of Meritocracy?

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Marxists say meritocracy does not exist. People are told this exists so that they blame themselves for their lack of success/happiness, rather than seeing that they are being exploited. “If you haven’t done well in life it’s because you didn’t work hard enough”

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What is the Hidden Curriculum?

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The knowledge and skills you are implicitly taught at school, such as respect for authority and organisation skills

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What does ‘passive and docile’ mean?

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This is how capitalism wants it workers to be. Quiet, obedient, do what they’re told, and don’t complain

18
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Marxists believe in the 3 of the same functions of education as Functionalists, although they disagree on how each of them works. Which one do they not believe in, and what do they replace it with?

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They don’t believe in Social Solidarity. They believe in Social Control - education is there to control our behaviours, to create new workers, and to prevent revolution