by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Marxist Theories
Marx suggests that each class society in history has its own type of economic base and its own superstructure of institutions, shaped by the economic base. Below is a list of some of the characteristics of feudal society. You should consider how each part of the...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Marxist Theories
The Frankfurt School was a group of German neo-Marxists who focused on the domination of the masses through culture. They claimed that contemporary capitalist societies are ‘mass societies’ and that traditional working-class culture has been replaced by a false,...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Marxist Theories
Find the article ‘Reality TV: the Big Brother phenomenon’ by Colin Sparks in International Socialism, April 2007 at www.isj.org.uk Read the introduction and the sections entitled ‘Really real?’; ‘Critical responses’ and ‘In conclusion’. Now answer the following...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Marxist Theories
A ‘class in itself’ is where a group (e.g. workers) share the same economic position; a ‘class for itself’ is where they recognise their shared interests as a class, i.e. they become class conscious. Both are macro theories focusing on the structure of society; both...
