cycle test 1

Question 1

norms

Answer 1

rules or expectations that are socially enforced

Question 2

values

Answer 2

the beliefs that we have about what is important, both to us and to society as a whole

Question 3

social issues

Answer 3

behaviors or conditions that negatively impact members of society and therefore demand a solution

Question 4

means of productions

Answer 4

the resources and tools that make it possible for products and services to get created

Question 5

capitalism

Answer 5

an economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production

refers to an economic system in which a society’s means of production are held by private individuals or organizations, not the government, and where products, prices, and the distribution of goods are determined mainly by competition in a free market.

Question 6

communism

Answer 6

an economic ideology that advocates for a classless society in which all property and wealth are communally owned instead of being owned by individuals

Question 7

bourgeoise

Answer 7

• the ruling class in Marx’s theory of class struggle under capitalism
• The bourgeoisie is the property-owning class who own the means of production (e.g. factories) and employ and exploit the proletariat.

Question 8

proletariat

Answer 8

• the social class having no significant ownership of the means of production (eg factories) and whose only means of subsistence is to sell their labour power for a wage or salary.
  -those who have nothing to sell but their labor-power

Question 9

social cohesion

Answer 9

• the strength of relationships and the sense of solidarity among members of a community
• eg sports teams, where everyone is working together to win the game

Question 10

what can the means of production be used for

Answer 10

The means of production can be used to categorise the social classes into the bourgeoisie and the proletariat

Question 11

What is Karl Marx means of production?

Answer 11

the societal use and ownership of the elements of goods and services. This depicts who controls the land, labor, and capital of the society.