False Consciousness Definition
noun
In Marxist theory, a failure to recognize the instruments of one's oppression or exploitation as one's own creation, as when members of an oppressed class unwittingly adopt views of the oppressor class.
American Heritage
(Marxism, social sciences) A faulty understanding of the true character of social processes, due to ideology.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of False Consciousness
Noun
Singular:
false consciousness
Plural:
false-consciousnesses
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