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Marxism - Theory Flashcards

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Class conflict

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Capitalistic society
Bourgeoisie + proletariat in conflict
Money & profit

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Bourgeoisie

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Ruling class - own the means of production

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Proletariat

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Working class
Sell their labour to survive
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The means of production

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Factories, businesses and machinery used to control production and profit

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Alienation - from product

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Because people don’t own the product they become alienated from it

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Alienation from fellow man

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Capitalism breeds competition - see people as rivals

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Alienation from species being

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Workers spend so long in badly paid jobs they become alienated from themselves

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How can capitalism end?

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Large financial crash
Or
Revolution

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Move to communism

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Socialism is needed
Equality and redistribution of wealth
Move people from a class in itself to a class for itself

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Why has a revolution not happened? - Russian Revolution

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Russian revolution - failed

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Why has a revolution not happened? - False class consciousness

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Take ruling class perspective - believe bourgeoisie deserve to be richer

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Why has a revolution not happened? - False consciousness

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Fail to see exploitation and inequality

- when they realise they will overthrow bourgeoisie

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Why has a revolution not happened? - Neo Marxism

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Althusser - ideology
taught through socialisation to accept society
try hard you can make it
myth of meritocracy - Bowles and Gintis
WC don't see their oppression
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Marxism and education

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As society progresses the power of religion to control is weaker and is replaced by education system

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Althusser - role of education

State apparatus

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Ideology - system of ideas - forms the basis of economic and political theories

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Ideological state apparatus

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Althusser
Various institutions reinforce capitalism
- work hard
- accept authority
- rich people deserve their success
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Ideological state apparatus- education

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Schools transmit ideology that states capitalism is fair

Libraries
Media
Religion

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Repressive state apparatus

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Police, courts, army, judiciary

- mental and physical coercion

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Bowles and Gintis - Hidden Curriculum

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Everything learnt at school is not on curriculum
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Authority
Hierarchy
Norms and values
Ideology
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Correspondence principle

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Taught to be submissive in school to be prepared for the workplace
Maintaining power over children = passive workers

21
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Myth of meritocracy

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Bowles and Gintis - talent doesn’t matter but social class does

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