When those living in poverty vote for politicians who promise to take funding away from programs that benefit the poor, it is an example of ______ consciousness because it means that those living in poverty are identifying with a class that opposes their interest.

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This is an example of "false consciousness," a term used in Marxist theory to describe a situation where individuals of a lower class mistakenly identify with and support the interests of a class that is against their own best interests.

When Those Living in Poverty Vote for Politicians Who Promise