Marx--alienation, labour power, commodity fetishism, false consciousness, and criticisms

What theory describes the estrangement of people from aspects of their Gattungswesen ("species-essence") as a consequence of living in a society of stratified social classes?

• alienation

• commodity fetishism

• labour theory of value

• existentialism

According to Marx, what era ushered in a wave of alienation amongst the working class?

• French Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Enlightenment

• The Trump Era

According to Marx, alienation is the by-product of a

• socialist society.

• communist society.

• capitalist society.

• Roman society.

According to Marx, a person working on an assembly line is likely to suffer from

• scurvy.

• rickets.

• HPV.

• alienation.

What Marxian term is defined as the perception of the social relationships involved in production not as relationships among people, but as economic relationships among the money and commodities exchanged in market trade?

• commodity fetishism

• alienation

• labour theory of value

• historical materialism

With commodity fetishism, Marx argues that too much value is placed on

• brand name.

• factors other than labor.

• supply and demand.

• all of the above.

According to Marx, which of the following people suffer from commodity fetishism?

• A person in a pair of Levis and a t-shirt with their favorite sports team.

• A person who drives a Ford Fusion.

• A person who wears a lot of jewelry.

• A person who wears Supreme, with designer jeans, and expensive Nikes.

What is a commodity?

• A thing that can be bought and sold.

• A system of economics within Communism.

• A synonym for toilet.

• All of the above.

In Marxism, workers would primarily work for

• themselves.

• large corporations.

• the government.

• small businesses.

Because commodity fetishism creates a culture where those people with the most money can purchase the most sought after goods, ________________ is increased.

• alienation

• historical materialism

• herd mentality

• red devil pride