Marx's Legacy — What Stuck, What Didn't — Quiz

According to the topic, what does Streeck's 'displaced crises' argument suggest about the neoliberal period?

According to the topic, which of the following Marxian analytical claims has been most robustly supported by subsequent empirical research?

What was the actual pattern of socialist revolutions in the twentieth century, according to Skocpol's comparative analysis?

Which of the following best describes what has survived of the labor theory of value in contemporary Marxian scholarship?

Piketty's formula 'r > g' is described in the topic as 'Marxian in spirit.' What does this mean?

What modification did Wright make to Marx's bipolar class model?

Why is the 'executive committee of the bourgeoisie' characterization of the state no longer defensible as a general theory, even within the Marxian tradition?

What does the topic identify as the key reason Marx continues to be read in sociology?

Explain the difference between the strong immiseration thesis and the weaker relative immiseration question, and describe what the empirical record says about each.

What does it mean to say that ideology is 'socially and systemically produced,' and which contemporary sociological traditions carry this Marxian inheritance?

What is the analytical difference between treating class as a structural relation and treating it as a descriptive category for income bands? Why does this distinction matter for sociological research?

Using specific claims and evidence from the topic, assess the following statement: 'The Marxian framework should be evaluated as a set of specific analytical tools and testable predictions, not as a political package to be accepted or rejected wholesale.' In your answer, identify at least two claims that have held up, two that have failed, and explain what this selective assessment implies for how sociology should use the Marxian tradition.