types of power
type: Concept
narrower: false consciousness

politics, power, and war
type: Concept
narrower: false consciousness

social cognition
type: Concept
narrower: false consciousness

power and methodological issues
type: Concept
narrower: false consciousness

false consciousness
type: Concept
broader: labor/socialism/communism/social class
broader: political philosophy/ethics
broader: social cognition
broader: types of power
broader: political concepts
broader: politics, power, and war
broader: power and methodological issues
definition: False consciousness is a concept often attributed to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that explains the oppressive processes and the possible misguiding effects of the dominant ideologies on individuals and masses. In fact, Marx and Engels do not use the phrase false consciousness in their collaborative writings, although they clearly acknowledge the fact that ideologies imply a view of reality that is “illusory, deceptive, partial, distorted” (McCarney 2005). [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; False Consciousness]

labor/socialism/communism/social class
type: Concept
narrower: false consciousness

political philosophy/ethics
type: Concept
narrower: false consciousness

political concepts
type: Concept
narrower: false consciousness

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: false consciousness