Thursday, May 12, 2011

Althusser and Ideology



The ultimate condition of reproduction is the reproduction of the conditions of production, brought about through the reproduction of the productive forces and the reproduction of the existing relations of production.
                The reproduction of the productive is the reproduction of labor power. This is done by giving labor power material means with which to reproduce itself, I.E. wages. Within this idea of reproduction is the notion of reproduced skills and the reproduction of submission to the established order. (schools teach ideological subjection).
                The reproduction of the relations of production is carried out through the Ideological State apparatuses. The state is a machine of repression which ensures the ability to dominate the working class to the ruling class.
State Apparatus: (Public Domain) government, administration, army, police, courts, prisons, ECT. (rule by force)
Ideological State Apparatus: (Private domain) religion, education, family, media, culture, ECT.
Note: The ISA acts as a shield between the working class and the SA and can be interpreted by the working class as a means of escape/venue for freedom from the exploitive nature of production repression. This notion is false, but, because it is not seen as false it is VERY effective as a tool of repression.

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