Marxism Essays

The story’s setting of a historical Philippine period portrays strong Marxist undertones that display the social class system and the different types of oppression that was evident during the Commonwealth era such a physical oppression, emotional oppression, intellectual oppression and indirect oppression. Over the years, people all over the world have been oppressed and have […]

In the past century, Latin America has been a breeding ground for revolutionary leaders who speak of distant lands where democracy can flourish. Despite being isolated from the rest of the world, it evokes a sense of a separate universe, as reflected in The House of Spirits and No One Writes to the Colonel, which […]

Stalin’s economic policies were successful to an extent, especially when looking at the increases in production of heavy industry. However they also failed in several important areas such as agriculture, meaning the overall success was limited. Also, when evaluated in terms of the effects on the people of the Soviet Union, the policies had, in […]

Vladmir Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks who seized power in November 1917. He died in January 1924 after a series of strokes that left him completely paralysed, and eventually killed him. When he died, he left no clues as to whom he wanted to succeed him as ruler of the USSR, even though […]

Old Major Old Major is the inspiration which fuels the Revolution and the book. According to one interpretation, he could be based upon both Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. As a socialist, George Orwell may have agreed with much of Marx, and even respected aspects of Lenin. According to this interpretation, the satire in Animal […]

George Orwell’s book Animal Farm (published in1943) is a children’s story, but when closely examined, it proves to be an allegory to the Russian Revolution. The events in the book are very closely related to the actual events from The Russian Revolution. Also, the animals (main-characters) are historically referring to the Communist leaders such as […]

Part 1 Write a 400 word review discussing and/or evaluating the pilot episode of Six Feet Under from the perspective of a thematic or realist approach. The events of Six Feet Under Season 1: Pilot should be a hint that the dead never truly stay dead. The same goes for family secrets. Six Feet Under […]

‘Boredom is counter-revolutionary! ’, ‘Barricades close the streets but open up the way’, ‘They are buying your freedom. Steal it! ’, ‘It is forbidden to forbid’, ‘Take your desires for realities! ’, Don’t negotiate with the bosses, get rid of them! ’, ‘Under the paving stones, the beach! ’. What do such graffiti as these […]

“Lotto a ticket to your dreams” Vote Lucky Five and give yourself a chance fi step up inna life”. These slogans represent the societal belief of the Jamaican people that there are means by which one individual can move from one stratum of the Jamaican society to another. In some societies ones position in society […]

Emma is a novel about a young woman who develops a passion for matchmaking which does not always end up as planned. During the time the novel was written, social status was determined by a combination of family background, reputation, and wealth and of course marriage was one of the mall ways In which one […]

Classical schools of thought refers to ideas fronted by humanism, Marxism and positivism. In this discussion we shall look to the extent at which these ideas lay foundation or basis for the various African intellectual writings and thinking. We shall also highlight on key concepts the scholars adopt from the main stream writings or views […]

Many people think the anti-globalization movement only wants to oppose things. The Economist magazine said in late 2002 that the current militant critics of globalization don’t offer an alternative to the economic order right now. The anti-globalization movement seeks a future without environmental stress, social injustice, and branded sportswear. They look back to a preindustrial […]

Religion and religious institutions play a powerful role in influencing a society and the lives of its members. The sociological traditions of Marx and Durkheim view religion totally differently, yet they both agree that religion is a very important aspect of a society. During his career, Marx spoke little on the subject of religion. However, […]

Functionalism and Marxism are both known to be structural positions. due to the fact that they concentrate on a group of people instead than on the person himself. Although really similar the two are different in really distinguishable ways. in fact Functionalism falls under the sub-heading of consensus structural linguistics. while Marxism falls under the […]

Humans are always in a quest to improve and develop their lives. This is clearly evident as man constantly reforms the areas of education, health care, labor, criminal justice, and social care among many others. The effort to advance such fields is part of the discipline referred to as social policy. The book Social Policy […]

Over the last three decades, the social sciences have witnessed a number of exciting theoretical developments. Regrettably, the sociology of education has not always reflected these new developments, preferring instead to restrict its reading of social life to a truncated theoretical framework and epistemological parochialism. Social theory and education strands as an important exception to […]

Brecht’s Epic Theatre is a theatre of destroyed illusions and a wide awake audience which took birth from the theory of Korschian Marxism which saw ideology as a material force that served as an important tool of dominance. It is a theatre of instruction and hence is also termed Didactic theatre and because of the […]

In Prussia on May 5, 1818, Karl Marx began exploring sociopolitical theories at university among the Young Hegelians. He became a journalist, and his socialist writings would get him expelled from Germany and France. In 1848, he publishedThe Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels and was exiled to London, where he wrote the first volume of […]

‘The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it. ‘ German playwright, Bertolt Brechts object was to apply this to the theatre. Living through the social and economic turmoil in the 1920’s in Germany, Brecht helped develop a radical new theory of drama. He was one of […]

The manipulative Marxist theory of the role of the media is that the media reflects the interests of the powerful, and supports their interests, this a conformist view, although Marxists do believe that the media act to legitimate or maintain the power of those who own the media. The ownership of the media has been […]

The transmission of news, opinions, and views has been debated throughout human history, forming the foundation of mass media sociology. This field explores the reasons behind this phenomenon and has resulted in globally studied theories. The most commonly used theories are Pluralism and Marxism, despite being conflicting. This essay examines these theories starting with Pluralism, […]

Both Marxist and feminist theories are based upon conflict that is there are groups exploiting other subordinate groups, and they both see things from a macro point of view (the wider society). Marxist believe religion is part of the superstructure it’s economically determined, as the infrastructure (economic base) controls the rest of society. Marxist see […]