Marxism: The Doomed Capitalism and Rise of Communism

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Marxism is the sociological theory this states a society development is based on the relationship between the bourgeoisie who owned the means of production and the proletariat who worked for an income that helped their families. The theory behind this is that it is an exploited relationship in favour towards the bourgeoisie and the contact between them causes development towards the system that will benefit these classes. The theory comes from Karl Marx and Frederick Engles. This essay will look at why Marx believed that capitalism was doomed and that communism would replace it. It will then show how his theories exemplified structuralism. Marx believed in an evolutionary society, he believed that there was an obvious debate between what …show more content…

Marx identified five stages of economic development known to history. There were Primitive communism, slavery, feudalism, capitalism, and communism. (Mukherjee.and Ramaswamy, 2002). Sub All of these stages exempting the last one, these situations which made the riots become unavoidable in this situation. Due to this the conclusion of this the capitalists who set out the goals achieved equality within the people. Sadly, not everyone obeyed to this, countries like Russia and China did not follow these stages. Today, Marx’s contemporary relevance: post-structuralism is not a rejection of Marx, nor an attempt nostalgic tributes to Deleuze’s sustained and passionate praise (Choat, 2010). The thoughts behind Marx theory of superstructure and the base is only important in this life which relates to economics. The Mass-media, on a smaller scale within society, has its own base, sub-structure and superstructure (Wordpress, 2014). This includes a large variety which includes, the television, art, dance, music and …show more content…

Marxism believed this capitalist state is the ‘capitalist mode of production’ this means that the format of the manufacture and the delivery within the society which is capitalism. There is a variety of systems which become private includes, housing, trades and money meaning banking. Instead of a variety of people who are in power but instead a certain area organises the commercial and constitutional for that area. This is beneficial for a long term effect instead of a short time which will be good for the wealthier person. Marx knew it, become transformed: not through a process of revolution, however and in the direction which he

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