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n. (context Marxism social science English) A faulty understanding of the true character of social processes, due to ideology
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False consciousness is a term used by sociologists and expounded by some Marxists for the way in which material, ideological, and institutional processes in capitalist society mislead members of the proletariat and other class actors. These processes are thought to hide the true relations between classes and the real state of affairs regarding the exploitation suffered by the proletariat.
Usage examples of "false consciousness".
Words bunched up in her brain like cars at the toll booth: false consciousness, class consciousness, mode of production, secondary labor force, alienation, hegemony.
They're full of false consciousness, and it's just something that we have to get out of them, in their own interests.
And yet by assuming Daneel's role, you could keep me safely under control by giving me a false consciousness of mastery.
And yet by assuming Daneels role, you could keep me safely under control by giving me a false consciousness of mastery.