Marxism.pptxClasses are authority relationships based on property ownership.

Marxism is a political, cultural, and economic philosophy that theorizes that social conflict exists due to constant power struggles between capitalists and workers.

1. Dominant approaches of social Science By: Apple Mae F. Rivera

2. Lesson objectives To analyze the social inequalities in terms of class conflict To identify the conflict theorists To relate the importance of socio-cultural, economic, and political conditions to Marxism

3. What is Marxism?

4. Marxism Marxism is a political, cultural, and economic philosophy that theorizes that social conflict exists due to constant power struggles between capitalists and workers.

5. Historical Development of Marxism Begin in the 19th century. - Before the advent of the Industrial revolution, the primary source of living in many European countries was farming or agriculture – related work. However, with the rise of the factories, such character changed, which caused farmers to abandon their fields to become factory workers. - The introduction of machines enabled rapid advancements in the production process, which allowed faster market trade and consumption of good. This development provided factory owners with profits that enabled them to invest in factory expansion. This cycle of production and consumption continued to create an economy, which became known an industrial capitalism.

6. Conflict Theorists

7. Conflict Theorists

8. Marxism vs Communism vs Socialism vs Capitalism

9. The Six Elements in Marx’s View of Class Conflict 1. Classes are authority relationships based on property ownership. 2. A class defines groupings of individuals with shared life situations and interests. 3. Classes are naturally antagonistic by virtue of their interests. 4. Imminent within modern society is the growth of two antagonistic classes

10. The Six Elements in Marx’s View of Class Conflic 5. Political organization and Power are an instrumentality of class struggle and reigning ideas are its reflection. 6. Structural change is a consequence of the class struggle

11. Variables that Determine Class from a Marxian Perspective 1. Conflicts over the distribution of economic rewards between the classes 2. Easy communication between the individuals in the same class positions so that ideas and action programs are readily disseminated. 3. Growth of class consciousness in the sense that members of the class have a feeling of solidarity and understanding of their historic role.

12. Variables that Determine Class from a Marxian Perspective 4. Profound dissatisfaction of the lower class over its inability to control the economic structure of which it feels itself to be exploited victim 5. Establishment of a political organization resulting from the economic structure, the historical situation, and maturation of class consciousness.

13. Two Types of People According to Karl Marx

14. Two Types of People According to Karl Marx

15. The Three Levels of Culture Model Infrastructure - population, basic biological need, and resources (labor, equipment, technology, etc.). Structure - pattern of organization (government, education, production regulation, etc.). Superstructure - social institutions (law, religion, politics, art, science, superstition, values, emotions, traditions, etc.)

16. Strengths and Weaknesses of Marxism  Marxism expose injustice and fervently believes that all people should be treated with equality and dignity.  Marxism vision of a classless world, in which there is no sexism, racism, or ethnic discrimination.  Marxism could lead to state tyranny. When the state owns everything, it can easily repress individual freedoms, behave arrogantly, and badly misallocate resources.