C1 SB - Families & Relationships - Topic 6, Marxism & The Family Flashcards
1
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What is Marxism:
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It's a conflict theory. Althusser - the ideological state apparatus causes working class people to experience false class consciousness
2
Q
Engels
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Importance of private property
3
Q
Zaretsky
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The family act as an illusion of a safe haven for workers who are unhappy in their jobs
Women support the capitalist system as they reproduce the future generation of workers for free
The family also act as a unit of consumption allowing capitalists to continue making profit
