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Critically evaluate Weber's contention that class, status and party are distinct entities and cannot be resolved under the single concept of class.
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Critically evaluate Weber's contention that class, status and party are distinct entities and cannot be resolved under the single concept of class. Weber developed a different approach to the study of social groups and classes than did Marx. According to Marx, there are two primary classes in society: bourgeoisie and proletariat. Marx considers these classes to be defined and determined by whether they own the means of production. Weber agreed with certain fundamental aspects of Marx thought. For Weber, ownership and non-ownership of property was a basic fact in the determination of a class. But there are some significant differences between Weber and Marx. Weber saw class in terms of "market situation". He defined a class that a group of individuals who share a similar position in a market economy and therefore share a similar life-chance in the labour market, including receives similar economic rewards. In contrast to Marx, however, Weber...
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