Marx's teaching on alienation and exploitation (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Alienation (Marx's definition)
Alienation (Marx's definition)
Humans dehumanised & unable to live fulfilling lives
Exploitation (Marx's definition)
Exploitation (Marx's definition)
Humans treated as objects & used as means to an end
The bourgeoisie
The bourgeoisie
The wealthy who owned the means of production
The proletariat
The proletariat
The workers
1st alienation: from product
1st alienation: from product
Worker has no control over what they produce
2nd alienation: from act of production
2nd alienation: from act of production
Work is repetitive, mechanical, offers no satisfaction
Gattungswesen (species-essence)
Gattungswesen (species-essence)
An individual's innate potential
4th alienation: from other workers
4th alienation: from other workers
Workers compete against each other in labour market
Marx's phrase: religion is the...
Marx's phrase: religion is the...
opium of the people
Subsistence wages
Subsistence wages
Wages just enough to cover bare necessities of living
Surplus value
Surplus value
Value worker produces for capitalist with no equivalent wage
Liberation theology focus
Liberation theology focus
Action to support those alienated & exploited