From a Marxist perspective‚ would you argue that globalisation mitigates or deepens global inequality? Explain why. Marxism is arguably the approach best equipped to conceptualise and explain globalisation. Firstly Marx would argue that imperialism would bring to the less industrial countries the advantages of capitalist technologies such as railways and more efficient methods of production. Yet Marx argued that these developments would not be positive but rather a part of the same process
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To what extent has history provided a balanced interpretation of your individual? The extent of a balanced interpretation of Trotsky within history varies throughout the differing aspects of his life and personality‚ however it can be considered that overall‚ it offers a balanced interpretation to a limited extent. His position as a Marxist offers a more unbalanced interpretation‚ as perspectives vary from stating that he was a practical Marxist idealist to perceiving him as a bloodthirsty terrorist
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‘free creation of history’ Lukacs was an important influence on what is called ’western Marxism ’. This was seen as a ’humanist ’ substitute to the central Stalinist orthodoxy of the inter-War period and later. One of Lukacs most significant arguments was that there can be no dialectics of nature. We will examine the debate and go into the contradictory relationship between Lukacs ’ interpretation of Marxism and Stalinism. The ‘Dialectical Laws of History and Nature ’ is a confusing and often discouraging
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In his primer Marxism and Literary Criticism (1976)‚ Terry Eagleton defines Marxism as "a scientific theory of human societies and of the practice of reforming them."1 Marxist criticism‚ he states‚ "analyses literature in terms of the historical conditions which produce it" (vi). The business of this criticism is "to understand ideologies—the ideas‚ values and feelings by which men experience their societies at various times‚" some of the ideologies of the past being accessible only in literature
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Vladimir Lenin: A Catalyst for Revolution In the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ revolutionary Vladimir Lenin was the driving force behind Russian Marxism‚ reformation and organization of the working class‚ and the political catalyst behind the Revolution of 1905. During this time period‚ the new Russian working class had left the countryside for urban factories. Workers revolted against Tsarist oppression and participated in illegal strikes. Lenin organized workers under the Social Democratic
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Outline and assess Marxist theories of crime and deviance. (50 marks) Marxists argue that the nature and organisation of capitalism‚ creates the potential for criminal behaviour. Gordon states that capitalism is characterised by class inequalities in the distribution of‚ for example‚ wealth and income‚ poverty‚ unemployment and homelessness. Gordon argues that the ideology of capitalism encourages criminal behaviour in all social classes. The term ‘crime’ means behaviour that breaks the law. For
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of an arena where class views are highlighted and promoted under the veil of autonomy. Society is led to believe what they digest and they then form part of the dominant class culture (Jacobs‚ 2008). Economism is one of the key features of classic Marxism whereby the economic base of society is seen as determining everything surrounding it‚ including the social‚ political and intellectual consciousness (Chandler‚ 2000). In this way‚ the messages carried by the media‚ including the way that they are
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German edition in 1872‚ Engels said that The Communist Manifesto is a historical document and we have no right to change it. We should to mention that this major policy document provides a holistic and systematic exposition of the basic principles of Marxism‚ the main core of which is the doctrine of not only a world‚ but also a historic role of the proletariat as a class that considered to be the founder of communist society‚ moreover the doctrine of the proletariat to the ruling class‚ is the doctrine
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economy as well as helping to integrate individuals into society and teach them the norms‚ values and morals of society. Yet there are three sociological theories that differ greatly between them on the role of education. These are Functionalism‚ Marxism and Liberalism. Functionalists view the role of education as a means of socialising individuals and to integrate society‚ to keep society running smoothly and remain stable. Emile Durkheim‚ creator of the Organic Analogy‚ was a functionalist during
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order to understand Gramsci and the concept of hegemony‚ one has to look briefly at the work of Karl Marx. Marxism viewed everything in life as determined by capital. (Williams‚ R. 1977) The flow of money affects our relations with other people and the world surrounding us. Marx stated that everything around us‚ our activities and way of life is determined by economic content. According to Marxism‚ men find themselves born in a process independent of their will‚ they cannot control it‚ they can seek
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