Marxism Flashcards

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Infrastructure

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The economic base

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Superstructure

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The political legal and education systems beliefs and ideas

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Capitalism

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A system based around private ownership and the maximisation of profit through the exploitation of workers

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Communism

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A revolutionary socialist movement to create a class list moneyless and stateless social structure upon the common ownership of the means of production as well as social political and economic ideology aims at the establishment of social order

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Proletariat

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Social class of the capitalist society that doesn’t have ownership of the means of production

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Bourgeoise

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The social class that owns the production in the capitalist society

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Exploitation

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In a capitalist system at the ruling class exploit the workers by paying for that low wages for their work they make greater profits

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Alienation

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The way work is still one they are doing boring monotonous work in factories. They have no creative control over their jobs and told what to do by the bosses. The part in creating the final project

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False Class consciousness

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The fact that proletariats Are not truely aware of their class position and the fact they are they are exploited workers. They believe that they have a chance to become wealthy but this is false

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Ruling class ideology

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1st to the fact that the ideas and beliefs which are passed on through socialisation of those of the ruling class and those who benefit the ruling class

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Neo Marxism

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People who believe that the economy shake society placing greater emphasis on the roles of ideas in shaping Society

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