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Briefly outline the differences between Weberian and Marxist explanations of social class. How relevant are these theories in explaining the pattern of class inequality in 1990’s Britain?
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Briefly outline the differences between Weberian and Marxist explanations of social class. How relevant are these theories in explaining the pattern of class inequality in 1990's Britain? In a society such as today's that I would hope strives for equal rights and opportunities for all, the question of social inequality an stratification seems ever more prevalent. There are many forms of stratification but social class seems to be the major form of division between individuals and groups. There have been many theories and explanations put forward to explain how social class is determined and its effect on society. In this essay I plan to examine the two more traditional theories of social class which are that of Karl Marx and Max Weber, and how their concepts relate to the pattern of class inequality in 1990's Britain. Marx argued that there are two main social classes, the ruling class and the subject class....
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