Marxism
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- Created on: 09-12-21 11:39
This is a macro conflict theory that looks at society on a large scale and analyses how the bourgeoise dominate the proletariat.
They argue that we are passing through a capitalist phase that will lead to communism. As time passed and communism failed to appear, Marxism has settled into being a critique of the way a capitalist society has exploited everybody.
· They believe that there is conflict between the bourgeoise and the proletarian
· The bourgeoise own the means of production and the proletariat only have their labour power to sell
· The bourgeoise are a small group of people that own most of the money and the means of production
- They can employ the proletariat and pay them very small wages, meaning that the proletariat cannot save money and they remain
Upper class = royals, nobles, aristocrats. Inherited wealth
Middle class = businesses profits
Working class = wages for selling their labour
Revolution
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