ANTONIO GRAMSCI’s CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIALISM AND MARXISM By Michelle Ngele INTRODUCTION Imprisonment did not prevent Gramsci from thinking and writing‚ although his jailors tried their best to stop him. His writings occur in two periods; pre-prison (1910-1926) and prison (1929-1935). His pre-prison writings tend to be politically specific‚ while his prison writings tend to be more historical and theoretical. In prison he completed 32 notebooks containing almost 3‚000 pages. It is in his prison
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This essay is an attempt to discuss the problems political parties in Zambia are facing by using structural-functionalist and their contributions to liberal democracy. The academic piece shall begin by defining the key terms; those being‚ structural-functionalist‚ political parties and liberal democracy. This will be followed by a comprehensive discussion of political parties‚ focused on‚ with examples‚ the Zambian scene. Lastly‚ a brief conclusion based on the discussion will be outlined. “Functionalism
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THE CONVERGENCE OF MARXISM AND CHRISTIANITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR PHILIPPINE DEMOCRACY by Victor Aguilan‚ Th. D. Silliman University Divinity School Paper presented to the 35TH PHAVISMINDA CONFERENCE Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan May 24 – 26‚ 2012 In the struggle for Philippine democracy‚ two sectors have played a vital role: Christians and Marxists. During the Marcos dictatorship‚ the Communists led an armed opposition against the dictatorship with the objective of establishing a national
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The functional perspective on deviance maintains that our society is a system of social institutions‚ that work together to make up whole. These institutions are based on our needs and balance each other to give our norms and morals significance. If some part of this whole is not useful‚ it will disappear; and in the same way if something is absent‚ but needed‚ it will be created. Deviant behavior is necessary in our society‚ because it provides justification for our norms. If there were no deviance
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Discuss the functionalist view of religion‚ including both the functions and dysfunction it may serve. Functionalists believe that religion is a conservative force‚ and an institution which adds to the requirements of society. That religion fulfills basic human needs by providing framework within which society may function in harmony; religion contributes to society’s equilibrium. They say it ultimately operates as an agency of socialization. Durkheim (1912) said that all societies are separated
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The feminist theory shows itself in Antigone‚ through Antigone herself. The Psychoanalytic theory‚ through every character. Many of the theories appear and even contribute the Marxism. Once you become familiar with the text‚ you begin to accept the oppression of the powerless. However in this case‚ the oppression of Antigone by Creon. You come
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Contributions and Drawbacks of Marxism Marxism is a theoretical system that created by Marx and Engels based on labor movements in the 19th century. Marxism was written upon a materialist interpretation of history. The Marxist theoretical system consists of three parts: Marxist philosophy‚ Marxist political economy and scientific socialism‚ which were created on the basis of the German classical philosophy‚ the British classical political economy and French utopian socialist influence respectively
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Asses the functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and its individual members. 33marks The functionalist view of religion stems from Durkheim who said that society is like the human body. He argued that that religion reinforces collective conscience that leads to a unity within society as a whole and that each member of the society is joined in solidarity‚ therefore it acts as glue. It does so by reinforcing social norms and values that bring the community together. It
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This period in history reflected the principles of functionalist theory‚ which believed that each part of society served a place and contributed to the stability of society as a whole. The post WWII generation was predisposed to resonate with the theories of Robert K Merton‚ a sociologist who emphasized middle range theory‚ criticized grand theorists in sociology‚ and exemplified functionalist theory. The “organic” metaphor in functionalist theory looked at society as a giant organism that could
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Describe the Functionalist‚ Conflict and Interactionist approach to the Socialization of Education. Education - A Functionalist Perspective Emile Durkheim proposed an explicitly functionalist explanation of the role of education in society. The major function/task of education was‚ according to Durkheim‚ the transmission of society ’s norms and values. Durkheim considered that all societies must have means of passing on their norms and values to the young. If they did not‚ they could not continue
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