RCA 2 Flashcards
who originally developed the dialectical method that Karl Marx adapted for his own work about the contradictions of capitalism?
a) G.W.F Hegel b) Vladimir Lenin c) Auguste Comte d) Herbret Spender
G.W.F Hegel
which of the following demonstrates how workers were alienated by industrial methods of production?
a)workers are alienated when forced to consume what they produce
b) workers are alienated when compelled to achieve their full human potential
c)workers are alienated from the potential for mutual cooperation
d) Workers are alienated from their productive activity
D) workers are alienated from their productive activity
According to Marx, which of the following types of workers are most likely to experience alienation?
a) independent artist
b) small farmer
c) assembly line worker
d) craft worker
C) assembly line worker
Marx’s concept of ___ refers to how capitalism forces people to interact with one another primarily through the exchange of goods and services
a) alienation
b) fetishism of commodities
c) objectification
d) species- being
b) fetishism of commodities
Karl Marx asserted that the fetishism of commodities ___
a) occurs when individuals afford objects power over the humans that make those objects
b) is when human- created social structures are afforded a power of their own
c) is the ideas that emerge naturally out of daily life
d) refers to how people interact with one another outside of economic exchanges
a) occurs when individuals afford objects power over the humans that make those objects
Karl Marx asserted that reification ___
a)occurs when individuals afford objects power over the humans that make those objects
b) is when human- created social structures are afforded a power of their own
c) is the idea that emerges naturally out of daily life
d) refers to how people become unable to interact with one another outside of economic exchanges
b) is when human- created social structures are afforded a power of their own
By defintion, Marx’s ___ is aware of its exploitation and conflict with other classes
a) proletariat
b) class-for-itself
c) bourgeoisie
d) class-in-itself
b) class-for-itself
According to Marx’s historical materialism the ___ of society refers to the noneconomic relationships and social institutions built within the economic production of material commodities
a) base
b) superstructure
c) structures
d) institutions
b) superstructure
the ruling class may create which of the following subsystems of ideas to hide the contradictions that are at the heart of the capitalist system?
a) a religion
b) a social support system
c) a family unit
d) a healthcare system
A) a religion
which of the following best describes Marx’s labor theory of value?
a) labor has a use, but not an exchange value
b) labor is the source of all value
c) labor has an exchange value but not a use value
d) capitalists profit by driving down the exchange value of workers labor
b) labor is the source of all value
Karl Marx’s theory is often criticized because __
a) communism did not come out as he predicted
b) it was not accessible
c) it focused too much on gender
d) it ignored historical changes
a) communism did not come out as he predicted
Karl Marx’s theory is often criticized because he ___
a) over- emphasized the emancipatory subject
b) neglected to see how societies are ever-changing
c) ignored the importance of gender and unpaid labor
d) focused on consumption instead of production
c) ignored the importance of gender and unpaid labor
Which of the following describes Marx’s perspective on social science?
a) social scientists are influenced by their surrounding environment
b) social scientists can be objective in their social analysis
c) social science can uncover universal truths
d) social science should be conducted according to the scientific method
a) social scientists are influenced by their surrounding environment
which of the following is a distinction between Marx and Engels? in answer to the question posed in the chapter “why do people stop at red lights?” which quadrant would say it is both a habit and it is good and right to follow the law?
a) Marx was a radical activist, whereas Engels was not
b) Engels did not believe in class conflict
c) Engels was a devoted family man, whereas marx was not
d) Marx was theoretically oriented, whereas engels was a practical thinker
d) Marx was theoretically oriented, whereas engels was a practical thinker
Marx’s concept of capital refers to
a) money that is invested to make more money through the circulation of commodities
b) money that is lost due to industrial production
c) money earned by laborers in exchange for their productive activities
d) the exchange value of a commodity
a) money that is invested to make more money through the circulation of commodities
