Marxist view on Stratification

Question 1

what’s Karl Marx’s view on the mode of production

Answer 1

the forces of production - the resources needed to produce goods , such as capital , land , raw materials
- the social relations of production - the ways in which roles and responsibilities are allocated and the ideologies
Economic base maintains the superstructure.

Question 2

what is marx’s view on exploitation of the proletariats in capitalist society

Answer 2

capitalism relentless pursuit of profit means that wages are kept as low as possible and the bourgeoise take all the profit “surplus value “

Question 3

what did marx predict

Answer 3

• class polarisation - the growth of the middle class
• revolutions would occur

Question 4

what are evaluations of marxism

Answer 4

• economic deterministic
• revolution didn’t happen
• class polarisation didn’t happen

Question 5

what’s an example of sweatshops

Answer 5

In indonesia - nike , adidas , H&M

Question 6

what is the reserved army of labour

Answer 6

groups within the working class form a reserve army of labour (lumpenproletariats)
- women , migrant workers and the very poor
- employed in periods of the peak
- regular workers cannot demand high wages otherwise replaced by lumpenproletariats