marxism Flashcards

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what does Marxists work critique about?

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his work presents a critique of industrial capitalism

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how did capitalism occur over time

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before the industrial revolution there was inequalities in the society but after the post process of industrialisation it led to the capitalist society that we know to today

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what does capitalism mean

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1) a society based on the individual and private ownership of wealth
2) economic system- privately owned rather owned by the and accumulation of wealth is encourage
3) within a capitalist society will happen be huge inequalities in come and wealth

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a class owners

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they are capitalists the owner of industry; rich wealth and powerful therefore are dominant class ruling class 
they are bourgeoisie 
ruling elite (small group)
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a class of non owners

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they are workers the labouring class; lacking power, wealth, they have labouring skills, therefore they subordinate - subject class 
proletariat 
constitute the masses
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false class consciousness

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is where the true nature of their exploitive situation is distorted- they are blinded to the real nature of their problem - wool has been pulled over their eyes

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