Class consciousness

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/class-consciousness

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the contemporary relevance?Continues to inform analyses of income inequality, labor movements, and political ideologies
2. Why do people need to know their class?Knowing your class helps people see if they share goals with others, and it can help them work together to make changes that are fair for everyone.
3. How can class consciousness help change society?When many people in the same class think together, they can organize protests or join groups to ask for better jobs and fair pay. This teamwork can lead to big changes in how the country is run.

Bourgeoisie: The capitalist class who own the means of production and employ wage laborers.
False consciousness: A Marxist concept where subordinate classes accept the dominant ideology, hindering their awareness of exploitation.
Social stratification: The hierarchical arrangement of individuals and groups in society based on factors like wealth, power, and prestige.