revolutionary socialism modes of production

• what are the six modes of production?


  • Tribalism
  • slave societies / empires
  • Feudalism
  • capitalism
  • socialism
  • international communism
• what is a superstructure?


  ideologies, beliefs, culture social values
• what are the means of production for a tribal society?

  • Wealth is generated through communal hunting, gathering, and subsistence agriculture, with resources shared among members.
• what are the relations of production for a tribal society?


  Kinship-based - emphasising communal ownership and cooperation
• what is the dominant superstructure for a tribal society?


  • community
  • kinship
  • tradition
• what are the means of production in a slave-owning society?

  Wealth is generated through agriculture and labour-intensive industries, relying on the exploitation of enslaved individuals
• what are the relations of production in a slave-owning society?


  society is structures with a clear hierarchy

  • slave owners posses control over the enslaved
• what is the dominant superstructure in a slave-owning society?


  power

  domination

  social status
• what are the means of production in a feudal society?


  Wealth is generated through agrarian production, where serfs work the land owned b lords in exchange for protection and a portion of the produce
• what are the relations of production in a feudal society?


  Hierarchal system of:

  lords

  vassals

  serf
• what is the dominant superstructure in a feudal system?


  duty

  honour

  loyalty

  beliefs centred around the divine right of kings and the importance of maintaining social order
• what are the means of production in a capitalist society?


  wealth is generated through industrial production and trade, driven by private ownership of the means of production and the pursuit of profit
• what are the relations of production in a capitalist society?


  people are organised in a class system where the bourgeoisie own production and the proletariat sell their labour - EXPLOITATION
• what is the dominant superstructure in a capitalist society?


  individualism

  competition

  consumerism

  meritocracy and the free market are mechanisms for social progress
• what are the means of production in a socialist society?


  wealth is generated through collective ownership or state control of the means of production

  aimed at meeting the needs of the community rather than profit
• what are the relations of production in a socialist society?


  people are organised to promote cooperation and egalitarianism, reducing class distinctions and fostering collective decision making
• what is the dominant super structure of socialism?


  social justice

  equality

  solidarity

  beliefs in the importance of community welfare and the need to dismantle capitalist structures
• what are the means of production in a communist society?


  wealth is generated through common ownership of the means of production, where goods and services are produced based on need rather than profit
• what are the relations of production in a communist society?


  people are organised without class distinctions, leading to a classless society where cooperation and communal living prevail
• what is the dominant superstructure of a communist society?


  equality

  freedom

  community

  beliefs centres around the idea of eliminating all forms of exploitation and fostering human potential