SOCI 100A Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Antonio Gramsci, Class Consciousness, Proletariat
2 Oct 2018
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Contemporary social theories provide a foundation to explain everyday social and personal occurrences. Theorists in this chapter are not separate from previous, rather further the conversation. Western marxism: marx believed proletariat (working class) would gain a class consciousness and revolt against bourgeois, western marxism has different approach, refers to more independent and critical forms of marxisn than those practised by soviet and chinese regimes. Gramsci"s concept of hegemony: gramsci helped form communist party in italy. Accepted marx struggle between classes: disagreed with how ruling class ruled; said they ruled with with. Arm of state (military, police) (like marx) but also ideological control. Two types of political control: domination: direct physical/violent coercion by police and military to keep social rules in place, hegemony: ideological control and consent. State: institutions such as police, government: civil society: media, religion, cultural associated, civil society establishes hegemony, as the culture and morality of civil society is accepted as common sense.
