In Advanced Industrial Societies the mains relationships are those of work. These are known as the Relations of Production, that is, the relations between those who
Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers the Means of Production (machines, factories etc.) and those who operate or
Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers these means of production. Capitalism therefore is divided in terms of class bewteen owners and
Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers .
For those who own these means of production; to make money the relations of production must be unequal, the worker must be paid less than the
Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers of the product he or she produces. This is how the owners of the means of production make a profit.
MARX called the owners of the means of production
Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers ('Capitalists', or ruling class') and the workers
Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers ('working class').
The means of production and the relations of production form what Marx termed the Economic Infrastructure (the Base of Society). This means that the economic relations form the heart of any society. But not only do they form the heart of they also
Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers every other part of society. However this is a two way relationship as the other parts of society then serve to legitimate and maintain the economic infrastructure. These other parts of society are known as the Superstructure. Like a house built on its foundations the
Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers is built on the base.
Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers is an important part of the superstructure.
For Marx then education performs two main functions in capitalist society:-Bourgeoisie Education Meritocracy own Proletariat shape superstructure value work workers