"In political science, the term class conflict (also class struggle, class warfare, capital-labour conflict) identifies the political tension and economic antagonism that exist among the social classes of society, because of socioeconomic competition for resources among the social classes, between the rich and the poor."
The study of the historical struggles between social classes and their relationship to economic systems, including the conflicts between labor and capital, and the emergence of new forms of social inequality and resistance.
Capitalism: The economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit.
Social Class: The social stratification system in which individuals are grouped into classes based on their economic, social, and cultural status.
Modes of Production: The way societies organize themselves through economic production.
Economic Inequality: The unequal distribution of wealth, income, and opportunities among different groups in society.
Exploitation: The process by which capitalists use the labor of workers to generate profits, often paying them less than the value of their labor.
Labor Movements: Organized efforts by workers to improve their wages, benefits, and working conditions.
Political Power: The ability of those in charge to make decisions that affect the lives of others.
Ideology: A set of beliefs or values that shapes attitudes and behaviors.
Imperialism: The domination of one country by another through political or economic means.
Colonialism: The process by which a more powerful country takes control of other countries or territories.
Nationalism: The belief in the political and cultural independence of a particular nation or people.
Feminism: The belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.
Intersectionality: The idea that social categories, such as race, class, gender, and sexuality, interact with each other to create unique experiences of inequality and oppression.
Post-colonialism: The study of the aftermath of colonialism and the ways in which it continues to impact society today.
Globalization: N: The increasing interconnectedness of the world's economies, politics, and cultures.
Feudalism: A system whereby the landowners were considered to be the ruling class, and peasants worked on the land in exchange for the protection of their lords. Class tensions arose between these two groups.
Slave Society: In this system, slavery is the mode of production, and slaves constitute the lowest class. The ruling class typically owned the means of production, and tensions arose between the dominant class and the slaves.
Capitalism: Capitalism is a complex economic system that emerged during the Industrial Revolution. Capitalists own the means of production, and workers sell their labor to earn a wage. Class tensions arise between the two groups based on factors such as wages, working conditions, and ownership of the means of production.
Socialism: In socialist systems, the means of production are collectively owned by the society, and the workers have a greater level of control over the production process. Tensions may arise between the ruling class and workers who desire more autonomy.
Imperialism: This refers to the extension of a nation's power over other nations through economic and political means. Tensions often arise between the imperial power and the subjugated powers.
Colonialism: A system whereby one country governs or seeks to govern another country or territory. It involves the exploitation of resources and labor from the colonies, leading to class struggles between the colonizers and the colonized.
Patriarchy: A social system whereby men exert power over women. Tensions arise from the unequal distribution of power and resources.
Racism: A system whereby one race or ethnicity is deemed superior to others, leading to inequality and prejudice. Tensions arise from the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and power.
Globalization: A system that involves the worldwide exchange of goods, services, and ideas. Tensions arise between the global North and South, and between transnational corporations and workers.
Technological Progress: With technological progress, there is a likelihood of a shift in the type of class struggle. The struggle arises from workers' concerns over job displacement and precarious working conditions caused by machine or automation.
"In the political and economic philosophies of Karl Marx and Mikhail Bakunin, class struggle is a central tenet and a practical means for effecting radical sociopolitical changes for the social majority, the working class."
"The forms of class conflict include direct violence, such as wars, for access to and control of natural resources and labour; assassinations and revolution; indirect violence, such as death from poverty and starvation, illness and unsafe working conditions; economic coercion, such as the threat of unemployment and capital flight, the withdrawal of investment capital; and ideologically, by way of political literature."
"The political forms of class warfare include lobbying (legal and illegal) and bribery of legislators."
"The social-class conflict can be direct, as in a dispute between labor and management such as an employer's industrial lockout of their employees in an effort to weaken the bargaining power of the corresponding trade union."
"Or indirect such as a workers' slowdown of production in protest against unfair labor practices, low wages, and poor working conditions."
"Economic coercion, such as the threat of unemployment and capital flight, the withdrawal of investment capital."
"And ideologically, by way of political literature."
"Such as death from poverty and starvation, illness and unsafe working conditions."
"Because of socioeconomic competition for resources among the social classes."
"Class struggle is a practical means for effecting radical sociopolitical changes for the social majority, the working class."
"The forms of class conflict include direct violence, such as wars, for access to and control of natural resources and labour; assassinations and revolution."
"Such as the threat of unemployment and capital flight, the withdrawal of investment capital."
"A dispute between labour and management such as an employer's industrial lockout of their employees in an effort to weaken the bargaining power of the corresponding trade union."
"Indirect violence, such as death from poverty and starvation, illness and unsafe working conditions."
"And ideologically, by way of political literature."
"The political forms of class warfare include lobbying (legal and illegal) and bribery of legislators."
"The political tension and economic antagonism that exist among the social classes of society because of socioeconomic competition for resources among the social classes, between the rich and the poor."
"An employer's industrial lockout of their employees in an effort to weaken the bargaining power of the corresponding trade union."
"Unfair labor practices, low wages, and poor working conditions."