Marcuse notes that:
A) the total amount of repression in modern industrial societies is less than the amount of repression in less advanced societies.
B) as our necessary repression has lessened, our surplus repression has increased.
C) we suffer from much less surplus repression today than we did during the time of our grandparents.
D) technology has, it turns out, failed to decrease our burden of necessary repression.
E) it is impossible to decrease the total burden of repression.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Marcuse argues that as our society has progressed, our necessary repression (the repression required to maintain social order and prevent chaos) has lessened. However, he also argues that this has allowed for an increase in surplus repression (repression that is not necessary for maintaining social order). Therefore, option B is the correct answer as it accurately summarizes Marcuse's view on repression in modern society.

Marcuse Notes That