Marxism Flashcards
3 main functions
Inheritance of property
Ideological functions
A unit of consumption
What do they argue is the key factor determining the shape of all social institutions
Mode of production
What was the earliest classless society called
Primitive communism
Primitive communism
There was no private property in society and all members shared the means of production collectively
Engels
There was no such thing as family and was referred “the promiscuous horde”
The promiscuous horde
A tribe where there was no restrictions on sexual relationships
What happened as production developed
Society’s wealth increased which resulted in people owning their own property. This was because men were able to secure the control of means of production
Why was monogamy essential to Engels view
Because of the inheritance of private property
What happened to women in relAtion to Engels view
The nuclear family represented a “world historical defeat of the female sex” - women became controlled by men
How does the family act as an ideological apparatus
Socialises children into the idea that hierarchy and inequality are inevitable
Zareksky (1976)
The family performs an ideological function by offering an apparent safe have. From the harsh and exploitative world of capitalism
What does capitalism do to labour workers
Exploits them by making a profit by selling the products of their labour for more than it pays them to produce these commodities
Mode of production
An institution who own and control society’s productive forces (bourgeoisie)
