SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Antonio Gramsci, Theodor W. Adorno, Louis Althusser

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1
• Professor: brown

Document Summary

Marx further believed that over time, the proletariat would develop a common class consciousness and revolt against the bourgeoisie. Western marxism takes a slightly different approach to this classic formulation. Western marxism refers to more independent and critical forms of marxism than those practised by the more dogmatic soviet and chinese regimes. In fact, the term was first used derisively by the soviet communist regime to refer to the varied forms of marxism that emerged after the 1920s in a rapidly changing western. Several theorists are associated with western marxism, namely gy rgy luk cs, antonio. Gramsci, theodor adorno, max horkheimer, herbert marcuse, and louis althusser. Here, we focus on antonio gramsci and his influential concept of hegemony. We highlight hegemony because of its enduring significance in contemporary sociology. Gramsci accepted marx"s analysis of the struggle between the ruling class and the subordinate working class, but he diverged from marx in his analysis of how the ruling class ruled.