How did Engels analyze the state and family?
In 'The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State,' I argued that these institutions are not eternal or natural, but products of specific historical and economic conditions. The state arose with the development of private property and class divisions to manage these antagonisms. Similarly, the monogamous family, as we know it, is linked to the inheritance of private property. These structures serve to maintain the dominance of the ruling class and are destined to wither away with the abolition of private property and class distinctions.
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