Abstract
Although highly criticized, and sometimes even demonized, the Marxist thought represented one of the most serious challenges to the cultural hegemony of capitalism and parliamentary democracy. Marx and his followers attempted to understand and deconstruct this complex system of economic structures, social processes and political strategies. By assessing the way in which different Marxists saw social cohesion and consent, we will try to show how our societies are able to make norms and values that need to be spread, shared and respected by all of its constituents. It will be interesting to note how people voluntarily give up a certain part of sovereignty to reach ends in accordance with their interests. In this perspective, we will see that Marxism stresses the importance of collective conscience modes, which are a product of the division of work.
