What defines the bourgeoisie in capitalist society?	The bourgeoisie consists of the group of people who own the means of production, such as factories and heavy machinery.
What is surplus value in Marxist theory?	Surplus value is the extra value created by a worker's labor that exceeds their actual wages and is claimed by the business owner.
How is alienation from the product defined?	It occurs when workers have no control over or ownership of the objects they produce, making the final product feel foreign to them.
What does commodity fetishism mask in a market economy?	It masks the complex human labor and social relationships between producers and consumers behind the price tag of an object.
What is historical materialism?	It is the theory that the material ways we organize work and tools determine the rest of society's laws and structure.
What is false consciousness?	It is a state where oppressed people adopt the ideology of the ruling class, blaming themselves or market fairness for their struggles.
How does class consciousness develop among workers?	It develops when isolated individuals share their stories and realize they share collective interests with others in the same rank.
What distinguishes a social revolution from a political revolution?	A social revolution fundamentally transforms the underlying economic system and class relations, rather than just changing government leaders.