Author Question: Marx used the term _____ to describe the tendency of the working class and the poor to accept their ... (Read 69 times)

Kthamas · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Marx used the term _____ to describe the tendency of the working class and the poor to accept their lack of monetary rewards, power, and prestige because they believe the system is truly meritocratic and that they deserve their fate.

a. social consciousness
b. class consciousness
c. false consciousness
d. none of the above

Question 2

In the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s, some young professionals moved back into cities. Explain what they did, what was this process called, and what was the effect on the poor?

What will be an ideal response?

meganmoser117 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

they renovated cheap houses, in a process called gentrification, which raised property values so much that the poor could no longer afford to live there.