Martha and Susan work at the local factory ten hours a day five days a week They make the minimum wage with no overtime pay insurance or benefits One day they discuss their situations over lunch and express frustration over the fact that they never seem to make enough money to "get ahead "By the end of the conversation they have motivated each other to volunteer to work on Sundays They figure that if they work just a little harder they will make enough money to increase their social status Marx would say these women are demonstrating ?

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false consciousness. Marx would call this false consciousness because the women blame their limited advancement on insufficient effort rather than recognising the exploitation and low wages built into their class position. Class consciousness would mean recognising shared class interests and challenging that structure.

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the dedication necessary to get ahead in life

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class consciousness

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capitalist enthusiasm

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