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Marxism is a socioeconomic theory regarding the idea that society is about the class struggles between the working class (proletariat) and the upper class (bourgeois). The class struggle arises when the bourgeois take advantage of the proletariat's labor for their own materialistic gain. | Marxism is a socioeconomic theory regarding the idea that society is about the class struggles between the working class (proletariat) and the upper class (bourgeois). The class struggle arises when the bourgeois take advantage of the proletariat's labor for their own materialistic gain. <ref> Ott. Brian and Robert Mack, ''Critical Media Studies: An Introduction'', (John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2014), Ch. 2(23-56).</ref> | ||
[[File:Base-superstructure Dialectic.png|thumb|Base-superstructure Dialectic]] | [[File:Base-superstructure Dialectic.png|thumb|400px|right|Base-superstructure Dialectic]] | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Marxism is a term created by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 19th century. It is considered a materialistic ideology more than an idealist one since it conveys the idea that material values determine social existence rather than ideas. That being said since material values change over team, Marxism should be looked at in historical context. According to Marx's base/superstructure model that entails what society is made of, the economy (referring to labor, production, and distribution) lays the foundation for the cultural values of the social institutions: family, government, law, etc. | Marxism is a term created by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 19th century. It is considered a materialistic ideology more than an idealist one since it conveys the idea that material values determine social existence rather than ideas. That being said since material values change over team, Marxism should be looked at in historical context. According to Marx's base/superstructure model that entails what society is made of, the economy (referring to labor, production, and distribution) lays the foundation for the cultural values of the social institutions: family, government, law, etc. According to Marx, a society based on a capitalist mode of production is exploitative, due to the creation of two classes; the working proletariat and the ruling bourgeois. Because the bourgeois owns and regulates all the modes of production the only commodity that the proletariat is left to sell is its labor. Thus, the ruling upper class exploits the labor of the working class to increase profit. | ||
==Uses in other disciplines== | ==Uses in other disciplines== | ||
Marxism | Marxism is important to the study of economics, world history, political science, and philosophy as it is offers a lens to examine the economic structures of many countries. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<ref> Ott. Brian and Robert Mack, ''Critical Media Studies: An Introduction'', (John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2014), Ch. 2(23-56).</ref> | |||
<ref> Ott and Mack, ''Critical Media Studies: An Introduction'', ( | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Additional online resources for this keyterm. | Additional online resources for this keyterm. | ||
[[Category:Critical Theory]] | [[Category:Critical Theory]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:06, 8 February 2017
Marxism is a socioeconomic theory regarding the idea that society is about the class struggles between the working class (proletariat) and the upper class (bourgeois). The class struggle arises when the bourgeois take advantage of the proletariat's labor for their own materialistic gain. [1]
Background
Marxism is a term created by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 19th century. It is considered a materialistic ideology more than an idealist one since it conveys the idea that material values determine social existence rather than ideas. That being said since material values change over team, Marxism should be looked at in historical context. According to Marx's base/superstructure model that entails what society is made of, the economy (referring to labor, production, and distribution) lays the foundation for the cultural values of the social institutions: family, government, law, etc. According to Marx, a society based on a capitalist mode of production is exploitative, due to the creation of two classes; the working proletariat and the ruling bourgeois. Because the bourgeois owns and regulates all the modes of production the only commodity that the proletariat is left to sell is its labor. Thus, the ruling upper class exploits the labor of the working class to increase profit.
Uses in other disciplines
Marxism is important to the study of economics, world history, political science, and philosophy as it is offers a lens to examine the economic structures of many countries.
See also
References
External links
Additional online resources for this keyterm.