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Re-cap - Marxism & Willis

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Marxism is a structuralist theory.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

When did the Industrial Revolution take place?

a)

1560 to 1640

b)

1760 to 1840

c)

1850 to 1910

d)

1920 to 2000

3.

The working class exploit the ruling class under capitalism

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Marxism is a micro, bottom up theory

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Raw materials, facilities, machinery and tools used in the production of goods and services.

a)

Relations of production

b)

Means of production

c)

Superstructure

d)

Masses of production

6.

According to Marx there are 3 social classes in capitalist societies.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

According to Marx this word describes a 'set of ideas and beliefs that are dominant in society and are used to justify the power and privilege of the ruling class'.

a)

Exploitation

b)

Consciousness

c)

Surplus value

d)

Ideology

8.

Which word explains how capitalism separates and estranges people from their work, their wider world, their human nature, and their selves?

a)

Anomie

b)

Exploitation

c)

Alienation

d)

Conflct

9.

Which country had a successful communist revolution in October 1917?

a)

Russia

b)

Cuba

c)

East Germany

d)

China

10.

Who performed a key Marxist study in titled Learning to Labour 1977?

a)

Emile Durkheim

b)

Paul Willis

c)

Karl Marx

d)

John Willis

11.

What did working class males form according to Paul Willis?

a)

Musical cultures

b)

Pro-school cultures

c)

Counter-school cultures

d)

Book reading cultures

12.

What are 2 criticisms of Paul Willis's study? Select 2

a)

He didn't include other genders or ethnicities in his sample

b)

His study was conducted over 2 years

c)

The study influenced other studies

d)

His sample of 12 was too small