A Marxist Analysis of the Accra Mall

3rd December, 2012. Marxist analysis of the capital of Ghana M each Marxist describes the power conflict between different social circlees in society. Marxism is further explained by certain concepts, much(prenominal) as ideology and hegemony, base and superstructure and reification. political theory is a set of ideas or viewpoints that i social discipline has of an an new(prenominal)(prenominal) which influences the focal point they behave towards each new(prenominal) piece hegemony refers to the behavior people act establish on the ideas or ideologies that they hold and act out regarding other classes.Base and superstructure refers to the system whereby the functional class, which represents the majority of the people, is ruled by the few, the owners of the sources of production. Marxism in essence can be seen in all walks of life and in diverse parts of our society. The Accra center field in Greater Accra is one such(prenominal) betoken. The Accra Mall is more than retributory an avenue to shop. The Accra Mall is the place to see and be seen. It is strategically laid at the very tip of the Spintex Road, at the Tetteh Quashie Roundabout, in close proximity to a number of hotels, high end residential apart take to the woodsforcets and corporate buildings.In essence the mall caters to a certain class of people the copious in the Ghanaian society. It contains about cardinal or so shops with closely over cost satisfactorys. There is a food judicial system located right in the shopping mall of the shopping mall with a vacation spot for children. The malls general ambience, of money, pricy food, high end clothing and a whacking parking lot, usually overcrowded with bodacious and high-ticket(prenominal) cars gives one a good idea of what to expect in the mall.The pipeline of strike downing is further heightened by the straw man of the numerous automated teller machines (ATM) displace at one part the mall. The likeness and the mall in general gives a clear cut distinction of who they give ear and who serves them- it caters for the rich and wealthy that argon served by the working class or the poor. The large parking lot mentioned earlier, constantly has a greater ratio of flashy cars to a very small number of not so nice cars. Without a doubt, it is observable that the mall is frequented by the hurrying classmen, or those who can afford to drive them.The price tags does not encourage the lower class to frequent the place because the products or items interchange at the mall ar supra the financial means of a soulfulness for instance, the price of a bottle of tonic water at Rhapsodys, one of the restaurants is ludicrously expensive and hence caters to the high class or the middle class that can draw extravagantly. On the other hand a restaurant like Pizza guild prices the goods somewhat moderately to cater to all the classes. Another case is of two supermarkets, stake and Shoprite. It is common to see p eople approach out Game with few items.In contrast, Shoprite prices their goods that most people could at least defile a cookie from their bakery or a little toy for their children or a plate of nicely adorn and somewhat tasty meals. The people in the mall fall into two categories, as society dictates the lying-in and the bourgeoisie. The childbed is make up of the janitors, the shop attendants, gage guards and fundamentally people who are not seeming to spend in the mall. The other group, in general made up of the business men and women, doctors and lawyers are mainly the customers the proletariat.The shop attendants, the janitors and security guards calculate on the purchasing and sponsor services of the customers, in this case the bourgeoisie, to spend at the mall, so that they can receive money. The bourgeoisie are catered to by the proletariat at the mall. They serve them at the mall and are the people who work seat the scenes to make things the way they are for t he bourgeoisie to enjoy. The proletariats on the other hand are employed by the bourgeoisie and depend on them for their livelihood. At the Accra Mall, there is a general reaction by the shop owners and the other people, based on the way people look.People are profiled into either whether they are of high class or a low class, in other words, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The society has a way of classifying people by the way they dress. If your garment appear trendy or spruce enough then you must be in the upper class. The proletariats on the other hand are looked down upon without delay because they are judged to be the lower class based on their dressing and are hence treated as say-so shoplifters or people up to no good. Marxism permeates all areas of our society healthcare, in discipline and in a number of other aspects of life. The Accra Mall is one such place.People of all sorts can be determine here, and there in lie the groups of the bourgeoisie and proletaria t. There is a constant, somewhat resistless repugn for power. While the bourgeoisie (the rich, upper class, wealthy customers) continue to revel in their spending and high end lifestyle, the proletariat (the janitors, the security guards and staff in general) work long hours to try to attain a respectful position in life, to wrick like the bourgeoisie. As long as the society continues to go on in this manner, Marxist theory of power struggle will continue to be germane(predicate) in explaining such conflict.