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Question: In his development of the concept of hegemony, Gramsci is concerned to investigate, among other things, how a dominant class wins free consent of a subordinate class. Using his analysis, write an essay on how patriarchy might establish hegemony. Use no more than two religious traditions to provide concrete illustrations of your argument.

In order to understand Gramsci and the concept of hegemony, one has to look briefly at the work of Karl Marx. Marxism viewed everything in life as determined by capital. (Williams, R. 1977) The flow of money affects our relations with other people and the world surrounding us. Marx stated that everything around us, our activities and way of life is determined by economic content. According to Marxism, men find themselves born in a process independent of their will, they cannot control it, they can seek only to understand it and guide their actions accordingly. (Williams, R. 1977)
The class struggle was an important part of Marxism.......

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