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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Describe the impact of capitalist mode of production on society.

  • UPSC 2026
  • Sociological Thinkers

For Karl Marx, a mode of production is the unity of the forces of production (tools, skills, technology) and the relations of production (who owns and who labours). The capitalist mode is defined by private ownership of capital, labour power bought and sold as a commodity, production for profit, and extraction of surplus value. Since…

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  • Distinctive features that generate the impact
  • Impact on economy and class structure
  • Impact on work and the worker
  • Impact on family, culture and consciousness
  • Impact on space, state and nature
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