Multiple choice

Considered the following statements - Organized working class movement has remained deeply suspicious of the modes of representation prevalent in capitalist societies, because it feels:

  1. representatives acting as trustees uphold hegemonic concerns.
  2. representatives acting as delegates become spokes-persons of dominant interests.
  3. parties carry out their mandates without making a serious dent in prevailing social relations.
  4. even if a representative resembles members of the working classes, soon he/she comes to be co-opted within structures of power. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only

  2. 1, 2 and 3 only

  3. 1, 3 and 4 only

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Marxist/Radical critique of capitalist representation argues that representatives act as trustees for hegemonic interests (1), mandates fail to change social structures (3), and working-class leaders are often co-opted (4). Statement 2 is also a common critique, but the provided key focuses on 1, 3, and 4.

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