Marxism Flashcards
Marxism sees the structure of society divided into how many parts?
Two main parts
The economic base determine everything else in society, consisting of..
The means of production and the relations of production
What’s the means of production?
Like land, factories, raw materials, technology and labour necessary to produce society’s goods
What’s the relations of production?
Such as shared ownership or private ownership between those involved in production; who controls production and the relationship between owners and non owners. Eg whether people are paid to work of forced to work like slaves
What’s the surplus value?
Is the extra value added by workers to the products they produce, after allowing for the payment of their wages and which goes to the employer in the form of profit
What is the bourgeoisie?
Is the class of owners of the means of production in industries production in industries society, whose primary purpose is to make profit
What’s the proletariat?
The social class of workers who have to work for wages as they do not own the means of production
What’s the labour power?
Refers to people’s capacity to work. People sell their labour power to the employer in the return for a wage and the employer buys only their labour power and not the whole person
What’s class conflict?
The conflict that arises between different social classes, it is generally used to describe the conflict between the bourgeoisie and proletariat in Marxism views on society
What’s the ruling class?
The social class of owners of the means of productions, whose control over the economy gives them power over all aspects of society, enabling them to rule over society
What’s the dominant ideology?
The set of ideas and beliefs of the most powerful groups in society, which influences the ideas of the rest of society
What’s false consciousness?
A failure by members of a social class to recognise their real interests
What’s class consciousness?
An awareness in members of a social class of their real interests
What’s communism?
Refers to an equa society, without social classes or class conflict in which the means of production are the common property of all
Marx believes that the economy was the driving force in society and this determined what?
The nature of social institutions and peoples values and beliefs
