SOCA03Y3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Antonio Gramsci, Civil Society, Proletariat

• School: UTSC
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCA03Y3
• Professor: Williams, Lawrence

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Karl marx fo(cid:396)(cid:272)es of p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)tio(cid:374) i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e the o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) of so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) a(cid:374)d people"s e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)es. Western marxism: more independent and critical forms than those in soviet and chinese regimes. Antonio gramsci (1891-1937) helped found the communist party in italy in 1921. Agree with marx > struggle between ruling class and proletariat. Disagree with marx > how the ruling class ruled: marx: through force and coercion, ideological control and manipulation. For a regime to be maintained, it must have the allegiance of the masses (having the consent of the subordinate class). Gramsci separated the superstructure into: state: coercive institutions. E. g. police, government, laws, military: ci(cid:448)il so(cid:272)iet(cid:455): s(cid:272)hools, (cid:373)edia, (cid:396)eligio(cid:374), t(cid:396)ade u(cid:374)io(cid:374)s, . Focused on how civil society helps establish hegemony. Th(cid:396)ough this i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)s, the populatio(cid:374) i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)alizes the (cid:396)uli(cid:374)g (cid:272)lass"s ideas a(cid:374)d (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)al fo(cid:396)(cid:373)s. Hegemony is constantly negotiated > active consent (ruling class constantly incorporates elements of the su(cid:271)o(cid:396)di(cid:374)ate (cid:272)lass"s (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e to a(cid:448)oid the(cid:373) feeli(cid:374)g the(cid:455) a(cid:396)e opp(cid:396)essed(cid:895)