Applying Marxism

Applying Marxism


1) Marxism suggests that people own their labour and get out the equal amount of product, value and resources however this doesn't happen in society due to the elite or corporations taking advantage to earn more money for themselves.

2) The Apprentice creates the idea that the person who creates the most money will  be the most successful and go the furthest than the other competitors that don't.

3) Examples of TV shows fetishising the working class, Emmerdale, Shameless and Hollyoaks.

4) Show the values of the power elite as beneficial to the mass- example of this would be when the people in the street are waiting and needing help from the police in order to find out who is behind the pictures.

Show queries or challenges to the base as meaningless, foolish or anti-social via ‘failed revolt’- example of this would be the African women trying to become a legal immigrant.

Show the subdominant position of the masses as a naturalised idea - example of this would be that the residents of the street can't seem to find the identity of the stalker without the help of the police even after countless interference.

Show the values of the power elite as ‘natural’ or ‘right’- example of this is the police officer trying to help the residents.

Show that being a member of the mass is a good thing - example of this is the idea of a collective community that the residents of the street mostly share.

Show the masses accepting the values of the power elite - example of this is the banker having no choice but accepting the 30,000 bonus even after all the money he earned for the company.

Show the values of the power elite as being ‘for the good of the masses’ - example of this is when the detective is at the shop of the Pakistani family and he comes up with a reason why they haven't found the stalker or legally aren't allowed to. 

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