Question 1

Analytic Marxists focus on coercion as growing out of property ownership rather than a point of production enables and assessment of exploitation in socialist as well as capitalist societies.

Accepted Answer

Analytic Marxists do focus on coercion stemming from property ownership as the key factor in exploitation, allowing for critical analysis of socialist as well as capitalist societies.

Question 2

Analytical Marxists believe fact and value cannot be separated.

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Analytical Marxists distinguish between factual analysis and moral evaluation, aiming to apply rigorous, analytical methods to Marxist theory without necessarily conflating factual claims with value judgments.

Question 3

Post-Marxist theories embrace almost all of the basic premises of Max's original theory.

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Post-Marxist theories often critique, modify, or expand upon Marx's original theory, incorporating new ideas and addressing issues Marx did not fully explore, such as identity politics, post-structuralism, and the role of culture and ideology.

Question 4

Through rational choice theory, analytic Marxists add a microdimension to Marxist theory.

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Analytic Marxists aim to provide a more methodologically rigorous form of Marxism by incorporating insights from disciplines such as economics, sociology, and philosophy. Rational choice theory is one such discipline that they draw on, which provides a microdimension to Marxist theory by analyzing how individuals make decisions based on individual preferences and constraints.

Question 5

Erik Olin Wright has led the empirical application and empirical study of Marxian concepts.

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Erik Olin Wright was a sociologist who extensively applied Marxian concepts in his empirical studies, including class analysis and social inequality.

Question 6

Sales and advertising are more important in competitive rather than monopoly capitalism.

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Question 7

Analytical Marxism is more scientific than previous variants of Marxian theory.

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Analytical Marxism emphasizes rigorous use of formal logic, mathematics, and empirical evidence in developing Marxist theory, which distinguishes it from previous variants of Marxian theory that relied more on vague historical narratives and ideological arguments.

Question 8

Harry Braverman wrote about how white-collar workers were above and beyond the bourgeois exploitation and control blue-collar workers are subject to.

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Braverman argued that white-collar workers were also subject to exploitation and control by the capitalist class, just in different ways than blue-collar workers. He believed that the division of labor and specialization of tasks in white-collar jobs served to obscure and control the intellectual and creative potential of workers, ultimately serving the interests of capitalists rather than workers themselves.

Question 9

Through functionalism, analytic Marxists add a microdimension to Marxist theory.

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Analytic Marxists critique traditional Marxism using analytical methods, but they do not primarily focus on adding a microdimension through functionalism.

Question 10

Using the work of Axel Honneth, explain how a contemporary social movement or collective effort likely involves a group's effort to have their identity loved, respected, and esteemed.

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Question 11

Watch a show on network television during primetime and then in a short essay, explain whether or not the media is a prepackaged set of ideas mass-produced that has a pacifying, repressive, and stupefying effect on people.

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Question 12

The goal of critical theory is to reveal the nature of society.

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Critical theory aims to uncover the power dynamics and ideologies that shape society and the social structures that exist within it. It seeks to expose the underlying forces that create and maintain social inequalities and injustices.

Question 13

Go to the Politifact website ( HYPERLINK "http://www.politifact.com" www.politifact.com) and find a statement made by a politician that has been rated according to its "truthiness," then assess that statement utilizing Jurgen Habermas' ideas about consensus as it arises according to discourse.

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Question 14

Through game theory, analytic Marxists add a microdimension to Marxist theory.

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Analytic Marxists use game theory to analyze the behavior of individuals and groups within capitalist societies, adding a microdimension to Marxist theory that focuses on individual decision making and strategic behavior.

Question 15

Critical theorists developed criticisms of social and intellectual life.

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Critical theorists, such as the Frankfurt School, focused on critiquing various aspects of society and culture, including capitalism, technology, and mass media, with the goal of promoting social change and a more equitable society.

Quiz 8: Varieties of Neo-Marxian Theory