Marxism Flashcards
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What type of theory is marxism
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- Conflict theory
- Macro top down
- Structural
2
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Who invented Marxism
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Carl Marx
3
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What does Marxism argue
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- Economic organisation of society is responsible for individuals behaviour
- Economy is the base of society
4
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What word did Carl Marx use for the economic base of society
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“Economic base” and “ infrastructure”
5
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What is capitalism
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- Economic & Political system where a country’s trade is controlled by private ownership for profit
6
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What two classes did Marx believe came from capitalism
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- Bourgeoisie
- proletariat
7
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What did Marx believe the relationship of the bourgeoisie and the prolateriat was based on
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Exploitation
8
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Why are the bourgeoisie powerful
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They own the means of production which can be used to create thing to benefit society
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Why aren’t the prolateriat powerful
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They only own their time
10
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What is false consciousness
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- Workers aren’t aware of their potential to change society
- Workers aren’t aware of exploitation
11
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What is class consciousness
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- Class consciousness is when the workers realise the inequality.
- Marx believed they would seize public ownership
12
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Why do Marxists believe society’s changed
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Due to consequences of class conflict
13
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Identify criticisms of Marxism
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- ignores that there are more than two classes
- ignores individual views
- assumes the economy is the centre of society
- overemphasises the amount of control the economy has on class conflict
