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class consciousness

NOUN

class distinction

Synonyms

WEAK

class difference class hatred class identity class politics class prejudice class struggle class war discrimination snobbery

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class consciousness

The fallout from Austria’s defeat in World War I gave a first taste of class consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

We know nothing about the other gladiators, or how they got to the point where a boring speech was enough to suddenly awaken their class consciousness, but at least we know how Hanno got here.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024

Generally, Marxism relied on the proletariat, the industrial workers in the factories, gaining class consciousness.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

The ideas about class consciousness aren’t anything that a college freshman isn’t already well-versed in.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

Is class consciousness a denial of social solidarity or an approach to it?

From The Social Principles of Jesus by Walter Rauschenbusch