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Which of the following statements regarding Gramsci's civil society and political society is correct?

In the Prison Notebooks, Antonio Gramsci distinguishes between two superstructural levels of the integral state: 'civil society' (private institutions such as schools,…

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Which of the following statements regarding Gramsci's civil society and political society is correct?

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In the Prison Notebooks, Antonio Gramsci distinguishes between two superstructural levels of the integral state: 'civil society' (private institutions such as schools, churches, media, and associations), which generates ideological hegemony and consent, and 'political society' (the coercive state apparatus of courts, police, and armed forces), which organizes direct domination and force.

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