Although Karl Marx was not a social scientist, he is considered one of the founding fathers of the
academic system in sociology, and his contributions remain the mainstays in the practice and teaching of
this field today. (Little, n.d). We cannot understand Marx's doctrine if we ignore the interactions of
economic reality and the intellectual currents that prevailed in the 19th century, from which Marx drew
a lot and which influenced his philosophy.
Marx's economic bids can be summed up in his description of the capitalist system that condemned it to
its demise, and his prediction of the spread of the socialist system, which will eventually develop to the
stage of the communist system. Where Marx sees that if new productive forces become in the hands of
the people, the method of their production changes and, accordingly, the method of their profit and
living, as well as the social relations between them. (Little, n.d).
The thing that unites Marxist sociology is the focus on the economy, social structure, and social life, and
thus the Marxist system was able, by exposing capitalism from its exploitation of the working class, to
convince many to follow its system and thus spread and freed several countries, especially the Soviet
Union, China, and other countries Eastern Europe, Cuba and others.
I have tried to expand my research on Marxist sociology so that I can give my opinion on what Marx
accomplished in this field. Marxist sociology spoke about a very important theory, which is the theory of
poverty and crises, according to Marx, as it is the result of unbalanced economic development, where
consumer demand decreases due to the labor formed for the majority of the capitalist society, and this
is what happens when the imbalance between public supply and public demand, all of that It leads to
the closure of factories and the increase of the unemployed.
From the previous, we can conclude how this theory is widely applied in our time because the
succession of crises transforms capitalism into a major crisis that ultimately overthrows it. At the same
time, he insists on the working class to organize and arm itself with scientific ideologies to be able to
carry out the revolution that will destroy the capitalist system.
I know that this victory achieved by the Marxist system in some areas was not without flaws, it could not
cover all the weaknesses of this system, but in my opinion, the world needs these people who can fight
for others.
This system was also able to achieve great successes in some countries in new areas of productivity,
especially in the industrial field, and was thus able to achieve tangible progress in a short period if it was
combined with the capitalist system.
Reference
Little, W. (n.d.) Introduction to sociology - 1st Canadian edition. B.C. Open Textbook
project. https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/front-matter/about-the-book/
academic system in sociology, and his contributions remain the mainstays in the practice and teaching of
this field today. (Little, n.d). We cannot understand Marx's doctrine if we ignore the interactions of
economic reality and the intellectual currents that prevailed in the 19th century, from which Marx drew
a lot and which influenced his philosophy.
Marx's economic bids can be summed up in his description of the capitalist system that condemned it to
its demise, and his prediction of the spread of the socialist system, which will eventually develop to the
stage of the communist system. Where Marx sees that if new productive forces become in the hands of
the people, the method of their production changes and, accordingly, the method of their profit and
living, as well as the social relations between them. (Little, n.d).
The thing that unites Marxist sociology is the focus on the economy, social structure, and social life, and
thus the Marxist system was able, by exposing capitalism from its exploitation of the working class, to
convince many to follow its system and thus spread and freed several countries, especially the Soviet
Union, China, and other countries Eastern Europe, Cuba and others.
I have tried to expand my research on Marxist sociology so that I can give my opinion on what Marx
accomplished in this field. Marxist sociology spoke about a very important theory, which is the theory of
poverty and crises, according to Marx, as it is the result of unbalanced economic development, where
consumer demand decreases due to the labor formed for the majority of the capitalist society, and this
is what happens when the imbalance between public supply and public demand, all of that It leads to
the closure of factories and the increase of the unemployed.
From the previous, we can conclude how this theory is widely applied in our time because the
succession of crises transforms capitalism into a major crisis that ultimately overthrows it. At the same
time, he insists on the working class to organize and arm itself with scientific ideologies to be able to
carry out the revolution that will destroy the capitalist system.
I know that this victory achieved by the Marxist system in some areas was not without flaws, it could not
cover all the weaknesses of this system, but in my opinion, the world needs these people who can fight
for others.
This system was also able to achieve great successes in some countries in new areas of productivity,
especially in the industrial field, and was thus able to achieve tangible progress in a short period if it was
combined with the capitalist system.
Reference
Little, W. (n.d.) Introduction to sociology - 1st Canadian edition. B.C. Open Textbook
project. https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/front-matter/about-the-book/
