POL 315
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MARXISM
MODULE 3
UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF
SOCIALISM
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Exploitation and Oppression
Utopian Socialism
Marx Scientific Socialism
Class (A Class in Itself to a Class for Itself)
Socialist Theory and Working Class Movement
UNIT 1
EXPLOITATION AND OPPRESSION
CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Objectives
3.0 Main Content
3.1 Exploitation and Oppression
4.0 Conclusion
5.0 Summary
6.0 Tutor-Marked Assignment
7.0 References/Further Reading
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This work brings out the major themes in the writings of Karl Marxessentially
from the historical, philosophical, economical dimensions
which are voluminous, and which ran for over 40 years. Man has always
grappled with the challenge of overcoming the paucity of resources.
Right from the inception of agriculture man has been able to influence
and control nature with the attendant increased productivity but has not
achieved on permanent basis an equitable method of distributing
resources without creating camps- of the haves and have-nots.
2.0 OBJECTIVES
At the end of this unit you should be able to:
• justify the claim that inequality in society is a product of social
organisation rather than biological differentiation
• expatiate on exploitation and oppression as the basis of
stratification and domination of individuals in society.
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