Neo Marxism

Question 1

Antonio Gramsci

Answer 1

Individuals in capitalist societies possessed dual consciousness

Question 2

How did they see the world?

Answer 2

Through the ideology of the ruling class
- their everyday experience of low wages and poor conditions and their own exploitation helped them to see through ideology to realise society wasn’t fair

Question 3

Ruling class control over ideas

Answer 3

Are never complete and there is always the possibility that the ideology they promote will be challenged

Question 4

Neo Marxists therefore

Answer 4

Achknowledge that not everyone will accept ruling class ideology to the same extent