Karl Marx

• Marxism

  Marxists believe that society is based on conflict between competing class groups.
• The Bourgeois

  The Bourgeois are a capitalist class who have their own means of production. For example, factories.
• The Proleriats

  The Proleriats are working class and own nothing.
• Exploitation

  The bourgeois exploit the proletariat class by giving them poor wages.
• False Class Consciousness

  The conflict class divide between the bourgeois and the proletariat is maintained through FCC. This means, the proletariat are unaware they of the exploitation. FCC prevents the proletariat from throwing a communist revolt to overthrow capitalism.
• Unit of consumption

  The family is a unit of consumption, which supports the bourgeois and it provides workers to make money for the rich. E.g. Food, clothes, electricity and gas bills.
• Marxism Evaluation

  Marxism solely focuses on the issue of class divide. Therefore other divisions and inequalities in society, such as racism and sexism are ignored. They ignore the variety of family in society.
• Social institutions

  Marxists believe social institutions, such as family,education and the media are responsible for teaching us to accept capitalism.
• 3 main functions the family performs for capitalism

  • Inheritance of property
  • Ideological functions
  • A unit of consumption