Marxist views on identity

Question 1

What are the five points of the Marxist views on Identity?

Answer 1

1. Social class is a key source of social inequality and identity.
2. This class identity is single and fixed
3. The ruling class impose identities on the working class through agents of socialisation
4. They transmit dominant ideology and teach us what identities are suitable for our class
5. The working class are passive in this process

Question 2

How would other Structuralists argue against the Marxist views on Identity?

Answer 2

Other structuralists argue that other sources of identity are more important, e.g. gender and ethnicity

Question 3

How would Neo-Marxists argue against the Marxist views on Identity?

Answer 3

Neo-Marxists (e.g. Hall and Jefferson) argue that the traditional Marxist view does not allow for resistant identities.