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MARXISM
MARXISM – An approach that acknowledges the economic relations between classes
determine/structure social and political relations.
Marx’s insight: It’s all about money
In Marxist contexts, the capitalist class owns most of society's wealth and means of
production. Others don’t — they are called the workers (or the proletariat).
CLASS STRUGGLE – Capitalists want the maximum profit and the lowest costs.
Workers want:
The highest wage for the least work
The capitalists compete with each other
The successful capitalists get richer and richer
The failed capitalists fall down into the working class
The political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed
by their followers, form the basis for the theory and practice of communism. A left-wing
to far-left method of socioeconomic analysis. Uses:
Materialist interpretation of historical development (historical
materialism)
To understand class relations and social conflict
A dialectical perspective to view social transformation
The workers, meanwhile, are more and more exploited by the remaining capitalists – they
get poorer and poorer
Left-wing politics:
Describes political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social
equality and egalitarianism
Often in opposition to social hierarchy
Far-left politics:
Also known as the radical left or extreme left
Further to the left than standard political left
No single definition
Sometimes considered left of social democracy or communist parties
Karl Heinrich Marx – German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist,
journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary.
Best-known titles: The Communist Manifesto (1848), Das Kapital (1867–1883)
Marxism seeks to explain social phenomena by:
Analyzing the material conditions and economic activities required to
fulfill human material needs
It assumes that the form of economic organization (mode of
production) influences:
o Broader social relations
o Political institutions
o Legal systems
o Cultural systems
o Aesthetics
o Ideologies
Marxism is a social, political, and economic philosophy
Examines the effect of capitalism on labor, productivity, and economic
development
Argues for a worker revolution to overturn capitalism in favor of
communism
Definition of Marxism:
The theory of Karl Marx which says that society’s classes are the cause
of struggle
Society should have no classes
Focuses on the struggles between capitalists and the working class.
Communism is based upon:
Common ownership
Absence of social classes
No money and no state
The main goal of Marxism is to achieve a classless society throughout the world. But
there are many capitalist ideologies that would have to be eliminated first.
MARXISM
Tunggalian sa pagitan ng Bourgeoisie (KAPITALISTA) at Proletariat
(MANGGAGAWA) Nagdudulot ng SOCIAL INEQUALITY o hindi
pagkakapantay-pantay
Exploitation: Kumita ang kapitalista habang naghihirap ang
manggagawa
ALIENATION: Hindi pantay ang pinapasahod sa mga manggagawa
MEANS OF PRODUCTION:
Walang control ang manggagawa sa sistema ng kumpanya o pabrika
Kung sino ang may control sa ekonomiya, siya rin ang may control sa
politika
RULING CLASS:
Naggmamanipula sa laborers batay sa production
Ayon kay Karl Marx, rebolusyon ang solusyon upang mawakasan ang
tunggalian sa lipunan
COMMUNIST SOCIETY:
Lipunan na bunga ng rebolusyon
Mag-iiwan ng pagkakapantay-pantay sa lipunan
Public ownership: Pagbuwag ng pribadong pagmamay-ari at
pagbibigay ng pagkakataon sa lahat na magkaroon ng pag-aari
MARXISM EDUKASYON:
Nagdudulot ng diskriminasyon sa lipunan
Hindi pantay ang oportunidad ng babae at lalaki
Arena ng kompetisyon at tunggalian
Inihalintulad sa kulungan dahil limitado ang galaw ng mag-aaral
KRITISISMO SA TEORYA:
Hindi palaging rebolusyon ang solusyon
Ang pag-unlad ng lipunan ay hindi lang batay sa material at yaman
Dapat bigyang-pansin ang pagkakakilanlan ng bansa
Masyadong nagpokus sa yaman ng bansa
