Marx - Political Sociology

What would Marx argue needs to happen to transform a society's culture?

• the economic foundation would have to be changed

• new technologies would need to be introduced

• the mass media would need to be changed

• the economic foundation would remain the same

Where was Marx born?

• Russia

• Italy

• Germany

• United States

What was Marx' most influential work?

• The state and the Revolution

• The Communist Manifesto

• Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism

• Letters from Prison

To Marx, the wealthy or capitalists were known as the

• proletariats

• elites

• middle class

• bourgeoisie

For Marx, what did 'conflict' represent?

• disagreements between men and women

• Tension between social classes

• conflict between political parties

For Marx, Capitalism alienates the workers from..

• their product

• the society

• the management

Marx argued that the work in the capitalist economy is insecure because

• it is dangerous for the worker's life

• it pays little money

• worker could be easily replaced by machines

What does capitalism mean?

• when the elite have all the power

• when ownership of industry is shared equally

• industry owned by individuals who make profit

• when men are in control

Marx argued that, in Capitalism, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer

• True

• False

What does Marx say about the relationship between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?

• that the bourgeoisie exploit the proletariat

• that the bourgeoisie don't exploit the proletariat

• that the proletariat exploit the bourgeoisie

• that the bourgeoisie help the proletariat