Thursday, December 26, 2019

Biography Of Karl Marx s Writing On Class Conflict

ociety is told that through hard work and dedication anyone can become successful. Success in the United States is looked at as being a part of the elite. Though it may seem like the status may easily be reached, this is not, in fact the case. Karl Marx’s writing on class conflict suggest otherwise. Class conflict is still very relevant in present day’s society and can be seen throughout the levels of class. In today’s society you can see class conflict in the way that working class is under paid such as fast food workers. Fast food workers are coming together and striking for higher pay for the hard work that they so clearly do. The class conflict comes into place because the owners don’t want to keep their profit and so he continues†¦show more content†¦Instead workers believe that everyone has a significant part in the company and if they continue to save they can also become elite. This is why Marx’s states that it is important that workers are class conscious. Class consciousness plays a role in society today like Ma rx had hoped it would. Class consciousness brings awareness on the part of the working class of their common relationship to the means of production (Marx 1844). Class -consciousness is a social condition in which members of a social class are actively aware of themselves as a class. This not only means that they understand what class they fall under but it also brings awareness to the fact that some workers are being exploited. These workers are mostly from the working class and include fast food workers. Today fast food workers are seeing that in order to see an increase in their pay they must come together against the ruling class. The ruling Class (elite) are those that have the most money and those who control production. It is clear the more money you have the more power you have. Marx would not be surprised to hear about the many workers strikes that continue to happen because workers feel that they are being under paid. Class position plays a very important role in society today just as it had during Marx’s time. Marx states that â€Å"Ideas about the world and the

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