Hegemony not only refers to political and economic control but also _____ control.

Proletariat refers to the _____.

The bourgeoisie propagated their own values & norms so that they became the _____ values of everyone in the state particularly those subordinated by it.

People in the working class identify their own good with the good of the bourgeoisie and help to maintain the _____ rather than revolting.

Gramsci sees the ruling class maintaining its dominance over society in two different ways. What are these?

This uses the political society, army, the police, legal systems of the capital estate to force other classes to accept its role.

This uses the civil society, family, education systems, trade unions, ideas and values to persuade the subordinate class that its rule is legitimate.

The _____ are commonly seen as the private or non-state fear who mediate between the state and the economy, hegemony and the mass media.

Gramsci emphasized _____ in hegemony.

In other words, hegemonic values and the social experience of the subordinate class means that there is an inevitable site of ideological struggle where ____.

As long as the dominant class are able to control influential institutions such as popular media, magazines, films, news etc. the friction is eased.

It is argued that the _____ act as ideological site of struggle relies heavy on consent to maintain their rule.

Cultural hegemony believes that _____.

These are ideas given to us, it’s inside our head and thus controls our actions.

There are political, economical, social and ethnic ideas that govern our behaviors and actions everyday.

The tradition of giving diamonds as engagement rings started from _____.