Is Marxism Still Relevant Today?

A summary of eight possible ways in which some aspects of Marxist Theory and concepts might still be relevant today…

This is a summary of this more in depth post which goes into much more detail on why we should all be Marxists!

Eight ways in which Marxism is still relevant today

1. A class based analysis of global society is still relevant if you look at things globally.
2. Exploitation still lies at the heart of the Capitalist system if you look at the practices of many Transnational Corporations.
3. If you look at the recent bank bail outs it appears that those with economic power still have disproportionate influence over the superstructure.
4. If you look at how individualised we have become it appears that many people are still under ideological control – but we don’t realise it.
5. Work is still Alienating for many people.
6. Economic crises are still inherent to the capitalist system and that in recent years these crises have become more severe and more frequent.
7. Capitalist exploitation is so bad in some parts of the world that there is vehement resistance to it.
8. In Britain there are tens of thousands of people who call themselves Communists and who sympathise with Marxism and the wider anti-capitalist movement. Left Wing criticisms and the anti-capitalist movement is still very much alive today.

Signposting and Related Posts

This material is relevant to any sociology students revising for the social theories part of their A Level Theory and Methods with Crime and Deviance Exam.

Other related posts include:

The Traditional Marxist Perspective on Society 

Eight Criticisms of Traditional Marxism 

Eight Ways in Which Marxism is Still Relevant Today – the more in-depth version of this post.

The Marxist Theory of Society Revision Notes – a summary of all of the above.