Complex sentence: Capitalism, Gramsci suggested, maintained control not just through violence and political and economic coercion, but also ideologically, through a hegemonic culture in which the values of the bourgeoisie became the'common sense' values of all.
Split into simpler sentences: Capitalism, Gramsci suggested, maintained control not just through violence and political and economic coercion, but also ideologically. By developing a consensus culture, the values and norms of the ruling bourgeoisie became the'common sense' values of all.