Neo-Marxist - View Of Inequality Flashcards
What is the difference between Marxism and Neo-Marxism?
Neo-Marxists do not believe the economy explains all forms of inequality and takes into consideration other factors.
What did Gramsci include in the means of revolution apart from Marx’s idea of upsetting the economic base?
He includes using culture and intellect as a means of revolution
What did Miliband say about inequality?
He said it was caused by the R/c’s control over the institutions of society. He believed that the state worked for the benefit of the capitalists.
Poorly payed workers can’t afford to strike or join unions
What marxist idea did Braverman build off of?
Taylorism (a conscious degradation of skilled labour)
What did Braverman claim the purpose of taylorism was?
To reduce workers wages and futher alinate and remove skill from labour
What is tayolorism also know as?
Labour process theory
What did Gramsci claim was the focus of captalism?
Maintaining hegemony
Who criticises Marx and explains why a revolution hasn’t occurred?
Adorno (Neo-marxist)
Why did Adorno suggest that a revolution hadn’t happened?
Because media had been dumbed down and consumed by the workers
What was the effect of the mass consumption of media according to Adorno?
Creativity has been stifled
Critical thinking has been stifled
Which other Neo-Marxist links to Adorno’s idea that media is preventing a revolution?
Louis Althuser —> form of ISA
What is Karl Poppers critisism of Marx?
That his theory is not positivist enough which explains why it isnt a predictive theory
Who criticises Marx’s idea of the classes becoming more polarised?
Ohlin Wright
Why does Ohlin Wright believe the classes haven’t become polarised?
Because corpereations have changed since Marx’s time of writing
(E.g the existence of shareholders, who have no connection to the business)
What does Ohlin Wright suggest The traditional ruling class had?
Control over investment or money capital
Control over physical means of production
Control over labour power
