lumpenproletariat

(noun)

the lowest stratum of the proletariat

Related Terms

  • institution
  • Deviant Behavior

Examples of lumpenproletariat in the following topics:

  • The Conflict Perspective on Deviance

    • However, Marx used the term lumpenproletariat to describe that layer of the working class, unlikely to ever achieve class consciousness, lost to socially useful production, and, therefore, of no use in revolutionary struggle or an actual impediment to the realization of a classless society
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