Proletariat

argued in one of his most famous publications ‘The Communist Manifesto’ that if religion was no longer evident or at least not at the forefront of society at the time, then the oppressed would rise against the bourgeoisie and form a communist (proletariat) revolution to overthrow the capitalist regime, as cited in (Marx and Engels, 2002). You can arguably see evidence of this kind of revolution in The…

As time passes, people come and go. Although the majority are forgotten, a handful of luminaries live on through remembrance of what they did while on Earth. Karl Marx is one of these people that have had enormous impact on the way we live today. As a revolutionary, Karl Marx, whose works and ideas were influenced by an increasingly capitalist society, has left a great impact on modern thought and society. To understand the ideas of Karl Marx, one must understand marxism and capitalism.…

It stipulates that society is composed of bourgeoisie and of the proletariat (the poor); the bourgeoisie own all enterprises and the poor sell their labour to the bourgeoisie. This causes conflict, as the bourgeoisie wants to control the proletariat and the proletariats wants independence. In the case of a Crisis of Legitimacy, the public (the proletariat) looses faith in those in charge (the bourgeoisie), which leads to chaos (crisis). The government then has…

Communism: Communism is a political theory and social system which disbands the concept of private property and allows for communal sovereignty in areas of production; communism is also known as the purest form of socialism. Karl Marx, the founder of communism, described a communistic society as one where labor and distribution of resources would be based upon his principle, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” (“Communism”). Vladimir Lenin, a follower of Marx and…

separates them from the normal people and makes them look cooler and more achieved. This relates to the Conflict perspective because this theory says that there is always conflict within a society and that it is usually between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. If a person is in the bourgeoisie they are expected to be better than others and in return that gives them more power, so they will act how society wants them to act because it is all about…

which offered “clear ‘red flags’ indicating that the mine was unstable” (Urbina). From the conflict perspective we can see two groups, Murray Energy Corporation (bourgeoisie) and the coal miners (proletariat). In order to evaluate how the bourgeoisie exploited the miners, we have to look at how the proletariat can be exploited. The event impacted much of the community in the city, the families of the deceased, and the leadership…

are learnt through socialisation. Socialisation is talking to other people. There are two types; primary socialisation which occurs in the family and is the first form of socialisation encountered, and secondary socialisation which progresses beyond the family in various social settings such as nursery, school, and work. Therefore, norms (how people are expected to behave) are created. People are expected to have the right values and beliefs. Values are things that we believe to be important.…

Under the Marxist viewpoint, the digital camera has led to a greater divide between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat in our society. Around the time of the digital camera’s inception, wealthier individuals had access to higher quality cameras which often times produced clearer images with more vibrant color. In contrast, the average member of the middle class…

When considering what the main reason that the 1905 Revolution failed was, we must understand that there were many reasons that ultimately contributed to its failure. The armed forces remained loyal to the Tsar, ensuring that the rebels did not get out of hand. The revolutionaries had differing political opinions which meant that it was impossible for them to be united, making them easy targets to be wiped out. The October Manifesto seemed to be the solution that many of the revolutionaries were…

Vladimir Lenin, led the Bolshevik Party for the Russian Revolution to achieve a socialist state. Lenin took several parts of the Marxism doctrine and added to it in order to make it more applicable to Russia. He believed in the dictatorship of the proletariat and the class struggle, however, an elite group would lead the revolution, instead of the masses. Along with Marxism, Lenin used other theories and practices to encourage the Revolution. Populism “influenced the tactics and techniques of…