Articles for tag: Karl Marx, Max Weber, Sociology, Working Class

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Karl Marx and Max Weber: Fathers of Sociological Theories

The central interest of sociology is the study of people in groups, of people interacting with each other and finding the common thread. Sociology is considered to be a science in that sociologists utilize data collection methods and the scientific methods of hypothesis in an attempt to predict human behavior. Karl Marx and Max Weber ...

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Marx and Weber: A Comparison

When comparing two historic strong personalities such as Karl Marx and Max Weber it is important to look at their overall impact on humanity. Karl Marx, on the one hand, preached a philosophy that is still influential in many cultures around the world. On the other hand Max Weber is considered one of the fathers ...

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Democracy Compared to Communism

What is communism? Communism is an economic system in which all means of production such as land and natural resources are owned by the entire community, and used for the good of all the members (Red scarf Girl). The motive behind a system like this is that it prevents a person or group of people ...

The Marxist View of Religion

Karl Marx feels that religion is a system inside of a sick world. He further feels that a world that requires illusion (religion) has something wrong with it. Karl Marx talks about two primary functions of religion in the “real world,” it being the opium of the people and also it being the sigh of ...

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Comparing and Contrasting John Locke and Karl Marx

Two of the most noted and influential modern political thinkers are John Locke and Karl Marx. John Locke was an english philosopher who was famous for his use of empiricism and his social contract theories. Karl Marx was a German political thinker who was famous for his theories regarding class struggle and is well known ...