Neo-Marxism

What does Gramsci's concept of hegemony refer to?

• The resistance against ruling class ideology
• The acceptance of ruling class ideology
• The dominance of ruling class ideology
• The overthrow of ruling class ideology

How is ruling class dominance maintained through coercion?

• By persuading other classes about their legitimacy
• By using the army, police, and government agencies
• By forming alliances with the middle class
• By allowing the working class to choose willingly

What does dual consciousness mean in the context of Neo-Marxism?

• The working class is influenced by both bourgeois ideas and their material conditions
• The working class fully accepts the ruling class ideology
• The working class is immune to the ruling class ideology
• The working class is divided in its consciousness

What are organic intellectuals in Neo-Marxism?

• Class-conscious workers organizing into a revolutionary political party
• Workers who blindly follow the ruling class ideology
• Working-class individuals with no political awareness
• Individuals who manipulate ruling class ideology

What is the Repressive State Apparatus in structural Neo-Marxism?

• Armies, police, and the criminal justice system
• Media, education, and family
• Economic activities that dominate capitalism
• Political organizations that coerce workers into false consciousness

What is the ideological level in structural Neo-Marxism?

• The ways people see themselves and the world
• All activities that produce something to meet a need
• All forms of organization, including RSA's
• The economic level dominating capitalism

What does relative autonomy mean in structural Neo-Marxism?

• Economic level reflecting the political and ideological levels
• Dominance of the political and ideological levels
• Partial autonomy from the economic level
• Economic level dominating the political and ideological levels

What is counter-hegemony in humanistic Neo-Marxism?

• Working-class creation to overthrow ruling class cultural hegemony
• Ruling class alliance to maintain cultural hegemony
• A revolutionary political party formed by intellectuals
• The acceptance of ruling class ideology by the working class

What is one critique of humanistic Neo-Marxism?

• Ignoring examples of working class struggles
• Underemphasizing the role of coercive forces
• Discouraging political activism
• Suggesting blind following of the communist party

What is one critique of structural Neo-Marxism?

• It suggests that individuals can change society
• Replacing economic determinism with a more simple system
• Ignoring the role of the ruling class ideology
• Supporting elitism and blind following of the communist party