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2.2‌ ‌Marxism‌‌ ‌

Marxism‌‌Applied‌ ‌
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Learning‌‌Competency‌ ‌
At‌‌the‌‌end‌‌of‌‌this‌‌activity,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌analyze‌‌social‌‌inequalities‌‌in‌‌terms‌‌of‌‌class‌‌
conflict‌‌(HUMSS_DIS11-IIIg-2).‌ ‌
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Recall‌ ‌
Marxism‌ ‌sees‌ ‌society‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌struggle‌ ‌between‌ ‌groups‌ ‌of‌ ‌people‌ ‌over‌ ‌valued‌‌
resources.‌‌The‌‌main‌‌focus‌‌among‌‌Marxists‌‌is‌‌the‌‌class‌‌conflict‌‌that‌‌arises‌‌from‌‌
the‌‌existing‌‌economic‌‌base‌‌that‌‌governs‌‌a‌‌given‌‌society.‌‌‌Class‌‌conflict‌‌is‌‌a‌‌type‌‌
of‌ ‌social‌ ‌conflict‌ ‌between‌ ‌entire‌ ‌classes‌ ‌over‌ ‌the‌ ‌distribution‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌society’s‌‌
wealth‌ ‌and‌ ‌power.‌ ‌The‌ ‌prominent‌ ‌figures‌ ‌in‌ ‌Marxism‌‌are‌‌Karl‌‌Marx,‌‌Friedrich‌‌
Engels,‌‌and‌‌Antonio‌‌Gramsci.‌ ‌
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Marxism‌ ‌argues‌ ‌that‌ ‌the‌ ‌economy‌ ‌or‌ ‌prevailing‌ ‌economic‌ ‌system‌ ‌dominates‌‌
the‌‌others‌‌and‌‌defines‌‌the‌‌character‌‌of‌‌the‌‌entire‌‌society.‌‌This‌‌means‌‌that‌‌the‌‌
prevailing‌ ‌economic‌ ‌system‌ ‌acts‌ ‌as‌ ‌the‌ ‌economic‌ ‌base‌ ‌to‌ ‌other‌ ‌institutions.‌‌
Therefore,‌ ‌the‌ ‌economic‌ ‌base‌ ‌shapes‌ ‌the‌ ‌ideas‌ ‌and‌ ‌values‌ ‌in‌ ‌institutions‌‌
known‌ ‌as‌ ‌superstructures‌.‌ ‌In‌‌turn,‌‌these‌‌superstructures‌‌are‌‌said‌‌to‌‌support‌‌
the‌‌economic‌‌base‌‌and‌‌justify‌‌its‌‌actions.‌ ‌
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Capitalism‌,‌‌which‌‌is‌‌the‌‌prevailing‌‌economic‌‌system‌‌today,‌‌is‌‌believed‌‌to‌‌have‌‌
produced‌ ‌a‌ ‌society‌ ‌where‌ ‌capitalists‌ ‌exploit‌ ‌the‌ ‌majority‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌masses‌ ‌or‌‌
‌ proletariat‌.‌‌According‌‌to‌‌Marx,‌‌revolution‌‌is‌‌the‌‌only‌‌way‌‌out‌‌of‌‌this‌‌situation.‌‌

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For‌ ‌revolution‌ ‌to‌ ‌take‌ ‌place,‌ ‌proletariat‌ ‌must‌ ‌become‌ ‌aware‌‌of‌‌their‌‌situation‌‌

and‌‌act‌‌in‌‌order‌‌to‌‌address‌‌these‌‌problems.‌‌This‌‌means‌ ‌that‌‌they‌‌need‌‌to‌‌gain‌‌
class‌ ‌consciousness.‌ ‌Class‌ ‌consciousness‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌“proletariat’‌ ‌recognition‌ ‌of‌‌
themselves‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌class‌ ‌unified‌ ‌in‌ ‌opposition‌ ‌to‌ ‌capitalists‌ ‌and‌ ‌ultimately‌ ‌to‌‌
capitalism‌‌itself.”‌ ‌

Instructions‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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As‌ ‌a‌ ‌student‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌social‌ ‌sciences,‌ ‌demonstrate‌ ‌how‌ ‌you‌ ‌can‌ ‌apply‌ ‌the‌‌
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Product‌ principles‌‌of‌‌Marxism‌‌in‌‌your‌‌everyday‌‌life.‌ ‌
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For‌ ‌this‌ ‌activity,‌ ‌write‌ ‌a‌ ‌two-page‌ ‌paper‌ ‌answering‌ ‌the‌ ‌guide‌ ‌questions‌‌below.‌‌The‌‌essay‌‌
must‌‌contain‌‌three‌‌to‌‌five‌‌paragraphs‌‌with‌‌a‌‌minimum‌‌of‌‌three‌‌sentences‌‌per‌‌paragraph.‌‌
Submit‌‌this‌‌output‌‌digitally‌‌via‌‌the‌‌Quipper‌‌Learn‌‌Platform.‌ ‌
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Guide‌‌Questions:‌ ‌
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1. In‌‌your‌‌own‌‌words,‌‌how‌‌will‌‌you‌‌define‌‌Marxism?‌ ‌
2. What‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌think‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌most‌ ‌important‌ ‌contribution‌ ‌of‌ ‌Marxism‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌field‌ ‌of‌‌
social‌‌sciences?‌ ‌
3. Describe‌ ‌at‌ ‌least‌ ‌two‌ ‌situations‌ ‌that‌ ‌you‌ ‌have‌‌observed‌‌or‌‌aware‌‌of‌‌in‌‌our‌‌society‌‌
wherein‌‌you‌‌can‌‌apply‌‌the‌‌following‌‌concepts‌‌of‌‌Marxism:‌ ‌
a. economic‌‌base‌‌and‌‌superstructures‌ ‌
b. class‌‌conflict‌ ‌
c. false‌‌consciousness‌ ‌
d. class‌‌consciousness‌ ‌

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Suggested‌‌Rubric‌‌for‌‌Grading‌ ‌
The‌ ‌rubric‌ ‌below‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌suggested‌ ‌one.‌ ‌Your‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌may‌ ‌modify‌ ‌it‌ ‌based‌ ‌on‌ ‌your‌ ‌needs.‌‌
Consult‌‌your‌‌teacher‌‌for‌‌the‌‌final‌‌rubric.‌‌ ‌
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Performance‌L
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1‌ ‌ 2‌ ‌ 3‌ ‌ Suggested‌‌
Criteria‌ ‌ Score‌ ‌
Beginning‌‌ Proficient‌ ‌ Advanced‌‌ Weight‌ ‌

Proficiency‌ ‌ Proficiency‌ ‌

The‌‌use‌‌of‌‌Marxism‌‌in‌‌ The‌‌use‌‌of‌‌Marxism‌ ‌ The‌‌use‌‌of‌‌Marxism‌ ‌

Application‌‌of‌‌ ‌
the‌‌events‌‌ in‌‌the‌‌events‌‌ in‌‌the‌‌events‌‌
Marxism‌ ‌ ×‌‌3‌ ‌
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Coherence‌‌of‌‌
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Total‌‌Possible‌‌Score‌ ‌ 18‌ ‌ ‌
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