Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
Which of the following statements about Gramsci's view of civil society are correct?
- 1. The State cannot be understood without a thorough understanding of the Civil Society.
- 2. Civil Society is not the ensemble of organisms commonly called 'Private'.
- 3. It is in the Civil Society that the struggle for hegemony takes place.
- 4. He derived the terms Civil Society and Political Society from Hegel.
A1 and 4
B2 and 3
C1, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
D1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (C) 1, 3 and 4 — Statements 1, 3 and 4 correctly state Gramsci's view of civil society, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Statements 1, 3 and 4 correctly state Gramsci's view of civil society, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4.
★For Gramsci the State cannot be grasped without a thorough understanding of civil society.
★Civil society is the arena of churches, schools and associations where the struggle for hegemony is fought.
★He took the paired terms civil society and political society from Hegel and reworked them.
★The second statement is wrong, since Gramsci held that civil society is precisely the ensemble of so-called private organisms.
★Denying that link misstates his position, which is why that statement is excluded.
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