Karl+Marx

= __THE KARL MARX VIEW OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION __ = = =

What did believe?
** Karl Marx believed that whatever economic systerm was the typical norm in society, at that point of history, is what determed the nature of classes of people in that society. Marx saw that the currect economic system of industralized capatalism had created two major, seperate classes of people and a minor one during his time. **

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= = = **__The Bourgeosie social class__** = =These were a class of people that Karl Marx called the Bourgeoisie. This class of people were the ones who owned and controlled the means of production in society. They were the upper class and had most of the power at the time. They owned factories, transportation facilities and any other industry that employed laborers. These were the ones who had the powerful side in society when it cames to competeing for scarce resources.=



=__**The Proletrait Class**__ = **This class was what he called the Proletariat class. These were common laborers who owned nothing but had the right to sell their own labor. This carried into more modern times like the Great Depression when there was little workd and people had to live off of what ever they could get their hands on. The Proletrait class seemed much more in a compitition for scarce resources rather then the upper class who dident seem as worried about their economic well-being.**

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 * **Every class is needed because if we would all have the same class and jobs, who would take the other ones? **


 * **Compitition can be good for scarce resources. The higher class dosent always have the people who are best fit and most likley to achieve them **

=**Con's ** =
 * **Social Stratification creates layers of people that often fall subject to eniquality. **

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 * **It's way easier for those of upper class to achieve what they need through their wealth and power compared to someone from a more lower social standing.**

= = = ARTICLE COMPARING MAX WEBER AND KARL MARX =

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 * For Karl Marx, the stratification of social classes was the most significant source of societal conflict. Max Weber's definition of social class differs most notably from Marx's conception of the term in the sense that for Weber, social class and political class cannot simply be lumped together as a single entity.Weber viewed and defined social and political realms separately in an attempt to put emphasis on the unique dynamic that power possesses in its own right, apart from economic interests. Moreover, he wanted to highlight the irrational features of power by making it clear that the rational interests of a class are not sufficient to explain the dynamics of society, particularly when comparing one society to another.Weber's conception of what he calls "life chances" is a critical component of his understanding of social class. In Weber's view, an individual's class position is a direct determinant of how his life will turn out. The chances of a better life are, of course, higher for those in a higher social class and vice versa. The conception is evidence of Weber's view of the relationship between materialism and idealism. Social action, he believed, can be evoked by either or both as its driving force. **
 * Marx is far more focused on the economic aspects of social stratification; most particularly, divisions of labor. In "Alienation and Social Classes" he wrote "Human alienation, and above all the relation of man to himself, is first realized and expressed in the relationship between each man and other men. Thus in the relationship of alienated labour every man regards other men according to the standards and relationships in which he finds himself placed as a worker" (Marx: 134). **
 * Weber, while in agreement with Marx about the oppressive nature of social stratification, also believed that material possessions and a person's overall standard of living constitute the primary cause of class conflict. So whereas for Marx, the notion of alienation and oppression were seen as the chief aspects of social unrest, for Weber this unrest existed as a result of the power obtained from property ownership and other material possessions. Simply put, it was the 'haves' as opposed to the 'have nots' that had the most promising "life chances". The 'have nots' were therefore destined to stay poor while the 'haves' were destined to become more wealthy and more powerful. **
 * Marx of course agreed with this perspective as well, however unlike Weber, he was unable to separate social class from economic class. So for Marx, feelings of alienation were just as influential on a person's social classification as were material possessions. For Weber, these entities did not necessarily have to co-exist; one could exist without the other. This is the primary point of divergence between Marx and Weber's conceptions of social class and social stratification. **

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