marxism

Question 1

what is marxism?

Answer 1

a structural conflict theory

Question 2

what does marxism reject?

Answer 2

capitalism

Question 3

marx

what does marx say about how the infrastructure is dictated?

Answer 3

marx says that every aspect of the infrastructure is dictated by capitalism

Question 4

what do marxists say the family is?

Answer 4

a unit of production

Question 5

why do marxists say the family is a unit of production?

Answer 5

it contributes to the economy by producing future workers and by buying goods

Question 6

marx

what does marx call it when the family buys goods that they dont need?

Answer 6

false needs

Question 7

what less deterministic idea do neo-marxists suggest?

Answer 7

relative autonomy

Question 8

what does relative autonomy mean?

Answer 8

a degree of freedom to act within the dominant ideology

Question 9

gramsci

what two ways does gramsci suggest the ruling class maintain their power?

Answer 9

1. coercion
2. concent

Question 10

gramsci

how do the ruling class maintain their power through coercion?

Answer 10

the police, army prisons and courts of the capitalist state force other classes to accept its rule

Question 11

gramsci

how do the ruling class maintain their power through consent?

Answer 11

the ruling class use ideas and values to persuade the subordinate classes that their rule is legitimate

Question 12

gramsci

according to gramsci why is theruling class hegemony never complete?

Answer 12

the ruling class are minority compared to the lower class so the ruling class inevitably has to make some compomises with the lower class