Marxism

Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher who believed that material goods are the root of the social world.
He said that dominant classes create dominant ideology: how culture is constructed in a way that enables the groups holding the power to have maximum control with the minimum conflict. His theory looks at how society has classes and argues that the lower classes cannot better themselves and that upper class people are the powerful and control ideological views put to society.
He says that power is held by a minority group known as the 'elite' and that these people have access to capital and through this they could use their money and power to keep within their group. He also said that the majority of the 'mass' population labour to help them make a living. Marx stated that because of this industrialization the 'elite' were the only ones who has access to means of production.
Because the elite hold the money and the power it means that the mass are dependent on the elite and this leads to the elite taking advantage of this power to maximize their own profits. Basically there are the the rich and powerful and the rest of us work for the rich and powerful to be able to earn a living. We have accepted this role in society.