Marxist

Question 1

Bourgeoisie

Answer 1

those who owned the means of production (the wealthy) those who profit from the labour of the proletariat

Question 2

Proletariat

Answer 2

the people who operate the means of production and are thus controlled
by the bourgeoisie, earn a bare minimum wage, earn money by selling their labour, often exploited

Question 3

Capitilism

Answer 3

plays a role in Marxism because it encourages commodification

Question 4

Commodification

Answer 4

transforming something into a [product for commercial purposes, an
item to be bought and sold in the market

Question 5

Conflict

Answer 5

any form of capitalist society will form classes and there will be a conflict because
they the upper class controls the lower class

Question 6

Dialectical Materialism

Answer 6

The constant conflict caused by material needs

Question 7

Conspicuous Consumption

Answer 7

the obvious acquisition of things only for their sign value and/or exchange value

Question 8

Material Circumstances

Answer 8

the economic conditions underlying the society. To understand social events, one must have a grasp of the material circumstances and the historical situation in which they occur

Question 9

Superstructure

Answer 9

The social, political, and ideological systems and institutions (ex: values, art, and legal processes of a society, that are generated