Marxism Flashcards
Infrastructure
The economic base
Superstructure
The political legal and education systems beliefs and ideas
Capitalism
A system based around private ownership and the maximisation of profit through the exploitation of workers
Communism
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
Proletariat
Social class of the capitalist society that doesn’t have ownership of the means of production
Bourgeoise
The social class that owns the production in the capitalist society
Exploitation
In a capitalist system at the ruling class exploit the workers by paying for that low wages for their work they make greater profits
Alienation
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
False Class consciousness
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
Ruling class ideology
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
Neo Marxism
People who believe that the economy shake society placing greater emphasis on the roles of ideas in shaping Society