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I will examine the social class theories of Karl Marx and Max Weber, and how these relate to society.
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Assessment one In this essay I will examine the social class theories of Karl Marx and Max Weber, and how these relate to society. Marx argued that class was determined by income and the relationship a group had to the means of production, which created a distinction between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.Weber, however argued that class was created according to an individual's own abilities and skills and through this they would be rewarded by their income and status. His approach was more individualistic and allowed for a more flexible and less rigid class structure. Karl Marx argued there are two major social classes, the ruling class who own the means of production and the subject class, who don't own the means of production and are a diverse group of people controlled by and working for the ruling class. These two groups are better known as the bourgeoisie and...
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