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Gramsci's theory of hegemony helps explain this. The superstructure of a given society eminates the values and ideology of the ruling class. This often creates false consciousness.
I don't think Gramsci ever wrote about false consciousness, and what you're describing is closer to the German Ideology than Gramsci's theory of hegemony.
Like sorry if this is way out of whack but I think its like if someone wanted to understand Lenin's formulation of imperialism and then I explained Chapter 15 of Capital v1. Like the theory is in there, but understanding it requires seeing how Marx's "capital has x tendency" relates to specific, verifiable evidence.
If youre interested I will find the proper essays in Gramsci to post along side here, I just gotta dig in my book a little bit!
To be clear, the comment on false consciousness was separate to Gramsci, as an addendum to his theories of hegemony. I find both are good explanations, not that they are the same.