As used in Marxist theory, an ideology is a coherent act of ideas, which are not necessarily accurate, but which serve to advance or defend the social position ...

In Marxist philosophy, the ruling class are the class who own the means of production in a given society and apply their cultural hegemony to determine and ...

... dominant ideas of a society. The "ruling ideas" of a given epoch are, however, those of the ruling class: "The ruling ideas are nothing more than the ideal ...

Criticism. In Marxist theory, one of the social classes of a society becomes the ruling class when they are a socially progressive force sufficiently powerful, ...

The dominant ideology is the one that is most widely shared within society: the ideology advanced by the ruling class (or bourgeoisie).

Marxism views ideology as a tool used by the ruling class to maintain their dominance over the working class. The ruling class, or the bourgeoisie, controls the ...

Marxist view of the ruling class. What are we to say of the argu- ment, for example, that the only way around the problem is to formulate the proposition ...

Ruling Class and Ruling Ideas. The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas, i.e. the class which is the ruling material force of society, ...

In Marxist theory, the argument that the dominant classes in society exercise considerable control over the circulation of ideas (see also manipulative model) ...

The 'Ruling Class' refers to the economically and politically dominant group in society who hold power and influence over the legal system.