ADM JUS 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Group Conflict, Bourgeoisie, Class Conflict
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Not just of crime but of crime control and criminalization. Proletariat produce surplus value for the capitalists. Marx argues that whatever substructure is it shapes how the society looks . Not mean political ideology, marx says its set of structured beliefs, values, and ideas. Ex) liberalism value freedom and individualism, puts the individual in the center, everyone is treated equally. Sometimes refers to a set of mistaken or false beliefs. False consciousness -make people believe what untrue. Ideology also refers to a set of beliefs that simultaneously reflect and distort social reality. State= broadly defined as the organs of political authority and ideological processes that underpin their legitimacy. The rule of law" and equality before the law" are thus legal fictions that entice the public into complying with the will of the powerful. In one time it was perfectly legal to chop down woods, then suddenly it became illegal because it was owned by capitalists.