Chapter 11

Question 1

Human Potential

Answer 1

• precapitalist societies; people are too busy trying to survive
• capitalist societies; system is exploitative & oppressive

Question 2

Human conscience

Answer 2

ability to think & act

Question 3

Classes of capitalist

Answer 3

1. bourgeoisie: owner
2. Proletariat; worker

Question 4

Labor theory of value

Answer 4

All value comes from labor

Question 5

Labor power

Answer 5

your capacity to do labor

Question 6

4 types of alienation

Answer 6

1. our products; labor is bought and sold in a market
2. human relations; human relations tend to be reduced to market operations
3. work task; no control over labor
4. adaptation; alienation labor is reduced to adaptation rather than active mastering of nature

Question 7

Surplus values

Answer 7

• the fundamental basis of society is class conflict
• class consciences; awareness and common interest among members in a class
• the progression of the state

Question 8

Socialism

Answer 8

where there is equal distribution of wealth, everyone knows their place in the system

Question 9

Communism

Answer 9

private property is eliminated and there is emergence of communal property, which is in everyone’s best interest because everyone understands they must contribute, they realize there is no need for the government (you choose your activates)

Question 10

Marx on crime: Steven Splitzer

Answer 10

-capitalism is advancing to a monopoly capitalism
- monopoly capitalism introduces 2 populations to the mix
1. social junk
2. social dynamite

both groups feel the need of control
dynamite > threat junkie
dynamite- political

Question 11

Marx on Crime

Answer 11

the power of the capitalist (Bourgeoisie) comes from the ability to control BOTH the means of production & communication