According to sociologist Karl Marx, the capitalist class maintains its position at the top of the class structure by control of the society's superstructure, which is composed of the government, schools, churches, and other social institutions that produce and disseminate ideas perpetuating the existing system of exploitation

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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