Marxists Theories

Question 1

Marx

Answer 1

• The economy is the infrastructure and controls the superstructure.
• There is two classes: Bourgeoisie and proletariat.

Question 2

Althussers

Answer 2

• Education is an ideological state apparatus

- Certain conditions of existence need to exist to stop capitalist societies from collapsing

Question 3

Gramsci

Answer 3

• Neo Marxist
• Believes that the economy is not as important as classical Marxists suggest.
• The stability of capitalist society was due to hegemony it the ideological domination.

Question 4

The Frankfurt school

Answer 4

• The Frankfurt school of Marxism has been developed by thinkers such as Adorno, Horkheimer and Marcuses.
• The main theme connecting ideas of the Frankfurt school is the domination of human fulfilment
• The Frankfurt school were critical of the domination of the mass media which takes away the human potential in modern capitalism

Question 5

Harvey

Answer 5

David Harvey, Marxist postmodernist

• Suggests that changes in the economy have lead to the changes in culture leading to postmodernity.
• He is attempting to show how society is economically determined
• Such changes in the economy results in further changes in the culture of society.