Marxism Flashcards
1
Q
What is Marx’s famous quote regarding religion?
A
‘Religion is the opium of the people’
2
Q
In what way is religion an illusion?
A
It leads people in a false direction and offers hope and solution to exploitation
3
Q
How is religion a social control?
A
Claims inequalities are created by God so they cannot be questioned or challenged
4
Q
What does religion offer the oppressed as compensation for their suffering?
A
Life after death
5
Q
What does the following mean: ‘Man makes religion, religion does not make man’?
A
If we had a society without control and oppression, we wouldn’t need religion. Communism would end religion
6
Q
What would functionalists say about the Marxist view?
A
Too pessimistic
