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What kind of a theory is Marxism?
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Marxism is a structuralist theory of society.
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What kind of a system do Marxists believe we live in?
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Marxism believes that we live in a Capitalist society where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
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What classes does Marxism believe society has devised?
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The Bourgeoisie- the upper class who own private means of production. The Proletariat- the working class who sell their ability to work for a wage. |
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What does Marxism believe the aim of the Bourgeoisie is?
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To get the maximum labour for minimal wage.
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What does Marxism hold responsible for behaviour of individuals?
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Economic organisation of society, meaning that people will have to commit crimes such as stealing or fraud if they need money which society will not allow them to have.
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Why do the working class rarely challenge capitalism?
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The working class rarely challenge capitalism as it owns all other institutions such as the family, media, workplace, and religion.
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According to Marxism, what shapes societies way of life?
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Societies way of life is shapes by capitalist ideology. This means that we want what the capitalist have as they are the ruling class who have money. We want the things they show in the media, this leads to consumer culture.
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What did Karl Marx believe about the workplace?
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Karl Marx believed that there was always somebody else there to take your job.
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