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Traditional Marxism - Coggle Diagram
Traditional
Marxism
Classes
Bourgeoisie
=own means of
production
Proletariat
=relations of
production
exploitative
relationship
capitalist extracts
surplus value from
the worker
Ideological
Control
mass media
and religion
false class
consciousness
=not being aware
of your true class position
or exploitation
false belief of
meritocracy that if
you work hard you
can become bourgeoisie
Alienation
alienated from
the process of
production
workers are
“machines”
they don’t get
to see themselves
in what they create
Profit is
Exploitation
capitalist
objective is to
maximise profit
profit
=stealing from
the talented
Criticisms
of Capitalism
crises are
inevitable
those who don’t work
=unemployed
=we can either be
workers or not workers
=stigma
critical of
feminism
=why would you
want to suffer like
men already do
at work?
commodity
fetishism
=capitalists are
depressed
=marriage is
a business
Economic
Systems
Generate
Ideology
all belongings
make us happier
instills anxiety,
competition and
conformity
those with
economic power
influence
institutions
through policy
reforms
Social
Change
reduce wages
and worsen
working conditions
for competition
lead to a violent
revolution
overthrown
bourgeois