Class consciousness is a term used in social sciences and political theory, particularly Marxism, to refer to the beliefs that a person holds regarding one's social class or economic rank in society, the structure of their class, and their class interests.
Read more about Class Consciousness: Marxist Theory, Georg Lukács' History and Class Consciousness (1923), Criticism
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