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What did Karl Marx believe?
Working class people suffer from false class consciousness.
Social institutions fool the working class into thinking they are getting a fair deal and that their status position is natural and therefore unchangeable.
What is false class consciousness?
Being unaware of the exploitation they experience.
Why does Marx feel the working class are being exploited by the ruling class?
They are seen to be acting for the âbenefit of societyâ . The working class accept and share this view due to the influence that the superstructure has on the public.
What is superstructure?
institutions such as religion, education and family
What type of view to society does Althusser take?
A structural view
Why does Althusser criticise Marx?
He disagrees with his economic deterministic beliefs and believes society is based on three interlocking systems that drive capitalism forward
What are the 3 interlocking systems Althusser believes in?
Economic, Polticial, Ideological
What is the proletariat?
working class
What is hegemony?
Leadership
What did Gramsci believe?
believes the proletariat can influence social change by developing their own hegemony rather than waiting for economic changes
suggests the proletariat construct âcounter hegemonyâ to provide an alternate way of life
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