Question

Sally is employed as a computer programmer for the Ellis Corporation. She has a savings account of $15,000 and owns a few shares of Ellis stock. She thinks of herself as an investor rather than as a worker. Marx would maintain that Sally has experienced ________.

Answer 1

Marx would maintain that Sally has experienced false class consciousness.

Explanation:

False class consciousness is the term used to describe the behavior of the employees who identify themselves as investors by mistake when they own few shares of stock or work as managers in large corporations. This term false class consciousness was used by famous sociologist Karl Marx.

In the above scenario, Sally was working for Ellis Corporation as a computer programmer. But she thinks herself as a stockholder as she holds few shares of Ellis stock and had $15,000 in her savings account.