Marxist criticism is not merely a ‘sociology of literature’, concerned with how novels get published and whether they mention the working class Its aim is to explain the literary work more fully; and this means a sensitive attention to its forms, styles and, meanings

The relationship between technology and alienation is still relevant today as it was 150 years ago A recent study confirmed that the factors contributing to alienation today are similar to those 150 years ago and linked to the commodification of workers by the capitalist syste

Marxist studies of medical care emphasize political power and economic dominance in capitalist society The health system mirrors the society’s class structure through control over health institutions, stratification of health workers, and limited occupational mobility into health professions

The major weakness of Marxism is that it does not seem to work in the real world This is because it does not take into account the essential greediness and selfishness of the human being Marxism relies on people to work hard just because they should and to forego the ability to get rich from their efforts

: opposition of and contention between social or economic classes especially : such a struggle between or felt to exist between the proletariat and the capitalist classes

Marxists explain the history of “civilized” societies in terms of a war of classes between those who control production and those who produce the goods or services in society In the Marxist view of capitalism, this is a conflict between capitalists (bourgeoisie) and wage-workers (the proletariat)

In Marxist philosophy, the bourgeoisie is the social class that came to own the means of production during modern industrialization and whose societal concerns are the value of property and the preservation of capital to ensure the perpetuation of their economic supremacy in society

The adjective bourgeois means relating to or typical of the middle class If someone says, “Oh, how bourgeois!” it’s probably an insult, meaning you’re preoccupied with middle-class small-mindedness As a noun, a bourgeois is a member of the middle class, originally a member of the middle class in France

1a : a middle-class person b : burgher 2 : a person with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest : capitalist 3 plural : bourgeoisie

This word is used to describe a class of people who fall somewhere between the lowest and highest classes Bourgeoisie is often used insultingly In between the very poor and the super rich is the bourgeoisie People have traditionally viewed the bourgeoisie as kind of crass and pretentious

(bʊərʒwɑ ) adjective If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people