Karl Marx argued that members of the proletariat class are convinced, through the control of media, that the bourgeoisies deserve their wealth and that if they work hard they too can become rich. Marx termed this which of the following?

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Travis Rice

15 October, 12:27

Karl Marx argued that members of the proletariat class are convinced, through the control of media, that the bourgeoisies deserve their wealth and that if they work hard they too can become rich. Marx termed this which of the following?

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Martin Eaton · Answer 1

False consciousness.

Explanation:

As the exercise argues, false consciousness implies that an individual can't perceive their true social or economic situation due to external factors that prevents and mislead the individual from realizing their true nature of their reality. This term explains how, through institutions and through media, for example, an individual is mislead from their reality (specially the proletarian) making them believe, as the exercise presents, that if they work hard they too can become rich.