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    Thinkpiece on Fetishism

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    The Fetishism of Commodities and How to Overcome It Marx identifies commodity fetishism as “a mysterious thing simply because in the social character of men’s labour appears to them as an objective character stamped upon the product of that labour; because the relation of the producers to the sum total of their own labour is presented to them as a social relation‚ existing not between themselves‚ but between the products of their labour. This is the reason why the products of labour become commodities

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    Marxism vs Functionalism

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    In this assignment I was asked to look at my society and how I view it‚ analyse it‚ understand it and evaluate it. With theories and theorist on society available I will focus on two of the theories which are Marxism by Karl Marx & Functionalism by Skinner. Karl Marx‚ the man was a genius. The man was not blind‚ most people are blind‚ we look but we cannot see and when we do see‚ we change how we see to make ourselves feel better or we change and explain things so we can have some sort of illusion

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    populations are changing; people become victims of tragedies and lose territories causing elimination of the human population (Weinstein‚ 2011). Karl Marx a German theorist highlighted social conflict as a materialistic explanation of history regarding social provisions and political platforms of revolution (McClelland‚ 2000). The progressive theory relates to Karl Marx conflict theory‚ he “argued that in broad outlines Asiatic‚ ancient‚ Feudal‚ and modern bourgeois modes of production can be designated as

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    The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx was a German philosopher‚ economist‚ sociologist‚ historian‚ and journalist‚ however‚ he was best known as a revolutionary communist whose ideas inspired many communist regimes of today. He published many books during his time; however‚ his most famous was The Communist Manifesto‚ which attempts to present an analysis of the class struggle and the problems with the existing industrial capitalism. In his writings he explains that the exploitation of one class by

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    co-authors‚ defines the bourgeoisie as the class of the capitalist who controls means of production in society. Likewise‚ he considers the proletariat to be the working majority‚ which sells its labor to support a system it has no control over (7). Marx‚ on the other hand‚ works to apply moral judgments to these two classes‚ allowing for him to write on more than just a class struggle. His bourgeoisie is exploitative‚ manipulative‚ and inherently evil‚ while he sees the proletariat as the masses destined

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    factories‚ large sums of money‚ and machines - is in private hands” (SOC 10). Social Philosopher Karl Marx strongly believed that in the end‚ capitalism simply wouldn’t work for several different reasons. His idea became known as Marxian conflict theory. While the functionalist theory examines groups’ order and cohesion‚ the conflict theory examines ways groups disagree and struggle for power. Marx predicted that capitalism would cause continuous tension between the haves and the have -not’s; the

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    Communist Manifesto

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    Manifesto of the Communist Party Karl Marx and Frederick Engels Manifesto of the Communist Party By Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels Written: Late 1847 First Published: February 1848 Translated: From German by Samuel Moore (ed. by Fredrick Engels) in 1888 Offline version: Marx/Engels Internet Archive (marxists.org)‚ 2000 Transcription/markup: Zodiac Marxists Internet Archive (marxists.org) 2000 Manifesto of the Communist Party Karl Marx and Frederick Engels A spectre is haunting Europe

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    Conflict theory was founded by Karl Marx in the (date) (Omer‚ S Jabeen‚ S 2016). This assignment will present the fundamental functions of conflict theory and the effects on Australia society. Furthermore‚ it will investigate the education system and it link to conflict theory while providing example from Australia community. To understand conflict theory‚ one must first understand the social class define by Karl Marx. Society is dived into two class as seen by Marx‚ the bourgeois and the proletariat

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    Karl Marx has long been established as one of the most influential thinkers and writers of modern times. The Communist Manifesto which was published back in 1848 covers his theories regarding socialism. It aided the establishment of communist Russia and although that particular scenario failed there are elements of Marx’s work that I find relevant in today’s society. Marx noted that the social dynamic created by the bourgeois was too powerful and as a result beyond control. He explained this with

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    The Failure Of Communism

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    The ideas and writings of Karl Marx have formed the basis of some of the most influential ideologies throughout history‚ perhaps most notably as the driving ideological force behind the Eastern Bloc and Soviet Union. However‚ there were some key differences between Marx`s version of communism and the kind implemented in the Soviet Union and other states during the twentieth century. Marx dreamt of Utopia and it can be argued that the communist states of the past century have not lived up to expectations

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