What does "class consciousness" mean?

An individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society.

Class consciousness

Common synonyms include: anti semitism, apartheid, black power, chauvinism, discrimination, fascism.

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Noun

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An individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society. Marxism

Calque of German Klassenbewusstsein.