marxism key terms Flashcards

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bourgeoisie

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the ruling class

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proletariat

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the working class

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dominant ideology

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the most common ideoloy, dominant way of thinking

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false consciousness

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beliefs and values are in conflict to one’s own interests due to a misguided view.

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communism

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no hierarchy, the government distribute money equally between the workers, collective ownership

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capitalism

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a system in which the dominant class prioritise profit

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exploitation

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when workers are not proportionally compensated for their labours

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means of production

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the capital, machinery and production

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infastructure

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economic basis of society

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superstructure

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the way we think based on what social institutions tell us, modes of transmitting beliefs in society.

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ideological state apparatus

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methods used to make us think in a particular way

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repressive state apparatus

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police or army

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Karl Marx

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the creator of marxism.

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