First, define Marx’s conceptions of class consciousness and false consciousness, and then write a about a
friend or acquaintance that you believe has developed class consciousness. Please explain why you
believe this person has developed class consciousness and how the class consciousness affects the
individual’s thinking and behaviors. (If you feel that you have developed class consciousness, you can
write about yourself rather than someone you know.) Afterwards, write about a friend/acquaintance that
you believe has developed a sense of false conscious. Then describe the type of false consciousness this
person uses to make sense of the world, and explain how this false consciousness affects the individual’s
thinking and behaviors.
Marx believed that the capitalistic economic system did not allow most people to realize species being.
First, define the concept of species being. Then think about your own life. Have the jobs you held allowed
you to attain species? Then think about your parents. Do the jobs they hold allow them to attain species
being or is the work they perform tedious and boring. How about your parents? Are they able to realize
species being?
Based on what you’ve written above, do you like not being able to attain species being leads to depression
or feelings of agony? Why or why not?
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