Socialism key terms 3: Thinkers & Ideas Flashcards
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CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS
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Self-understanding of social class that is a historical phenomenon, created out of collective struggle
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HISTORICAL MATERIALISM
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> Marxist theory
the economic base (economic system) forms the superstructure (culture, politics, law, ideology, religion, art & social consciousness)
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DIALECTIC
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A process of development that occurs through the conflict between 2 opposing forces
>In Marxism, class conflict creates internal contradictions within society, which drives historical changes
4
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KEYNESIAN ECONOMICS
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Gov. intervention = can stable the economy & aims to deliver full employment & price stability
