Sociological Theory - Marxism and Neo-Marxism

Some questions on the Marxist and Neo-Marxist perspective :)

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  • Created on: 12-06-12 20:19
Who did Marx say were the owners of the 'means of production' in capitalist society?
The Bourgeoisie
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What does the Marxist perspective stress?
the economy is the driving force and primary institution of any society, characterised by conflict between two classes
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According to Marx, what was the 3rd 'epoch' of society?
Feudalism
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What epoch of society did Marx believe would ultimately eradicate explotation and social control of the working class with the abolition of private ownership?
A communist system and
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What, according to Marx, does the subject, working class suffer from as a result of their explotation?
False class consciousness
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What concept was developed by Neo-Marxist Antonio Gramsci?
Hegemony
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What other sociological perspective would criticise Marxis for being a 'metarrative' that can no longer explain society?
Post-Modernism
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Contrary to the Marxist perspective, what did Dahrendorff argue?
That Marxism was outdated in terms of its two-class model, considering the growth in the skilled/semi-skilled middle class
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Marx: the activity of the superstructure is dependent and strongly influenced by the infrastructure?
True
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What were the aims of the Neo-marixst perspective?
To overcome the criticisms of traditional Marxism in terms of its
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What were the basic views of the Frankfurt School (Neo-Marxism)?
To promote Marxist ideas and principles as well as explain further
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Who were the main thinkers of the Frankfurt School?
Adorno, Horkheimer and Marcuse
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