Marxism

1. Society is in conflict between the rich and the poor!

1. Victorian culture
2. "Under Capitalism, the rich will get richer and the poor will become poorer"

1. Based on Industrial Production or goods.

1. Bourgeoisie
   1. Ruling class
   2. Wealthy & powerful elite
   3. Owns the means of production
   4. Owns the capital
   5. Control the Proletariat
      1. Direct Control
         1. Exercise of power
      2. Indirect Control
         1. Controlling people's minds through the use of ideology or ideas
   6. Benefits from society remaining as it is
2. Proletariat
   1. Own nothing but their ability to work
   2. Subordinate class
   3. Benefits from change so they are no longer oppressed
   4. Slaves

Nota:

• An Italian journalist & politician who suffered enormous physical hardship before he died in prison under the rule of the Fascist dictator of Italy, Benito Mussolini in 1937.

1. Used the term Hegemony to describe a culture in which the values of the ruling class become common sense ideas of a whole culture.
2. Religion

   Nota:

   • Teaches people that they should seek reward in heaven and not equality on earth.

Nota:

• A French philosopher and Neo-Marxist

1. "Individuals were trained to become part of the capitalist state"
2. "A series of institutions exist whose purpose is to train us to accept the ideas of Capitalism"
   1. Ideological State Apparatus

1. An agenda for political action
2. Labour Party

1. System blaming!