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Sukanya Das, Lovely Professional University Unit-10: Origin of Class and Class- Struggle

unit-10: origin of class and class-struggle notes

contents
Objectives
Introduction
10.1 Class and Class-struggle
10.2 Summary
10.3 Keywords
10.4 Review Questions
10.5 Further Reading

objectives
After studying this unit, the students will be able to:

y Know the class formation according to marx,
y Understand the theoretical process of class-struggle,
y Understand the class conflict in modern capitalistic system.

introduction

In any era because of many resources of earning livelihood, person has different relations with the
sources of production. Because of different relation with sources of production, people are divided
in various classes and a special class consciousness is developed in each class. Because of this class
consciousness, struggle takes place among classes, which is known as class-struggle.

10.1 class and class struggle

According to marxist thought, man is generally a social animal, but is a more clear and basic form, he
is a class animal. marx says that in any era, because of various sources of earning livelihood, people
are divided into discreet classes and, in each class a special class consciousness is developed. In other
words, birth of class happens on the basis of new ways of production. As soon as there is a change in
the method of physical production, there is descent of a new class.

Notes Production process of a time only decides the nature of the classes of that time.

basis of class formation

There were no classes in the primitive communities and man used the nature gifted objects for fulfilling
their requirements. Distribution of necessary things for staying alive was quiet equal because each

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