Category: Class System
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Proletariat – Meaning and Explanation
The term proletariat refers to those people who are wage-earners in a capitalist society and their sole possession is their ability to work. An individual belonging to this class is often referred to as proletarian. As per the Marxism theory, if the dictatorship of the proletariat prevails which is for the proletariat, by the proletariat…
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MAX WEBER VIEWS ON SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
After Karl Marx, Weber work regarding stratification was related to class classification. He divided society by majorly three facts viz. power, class, and status. These three terms were also called three components of stratification in which people belonging to same class enjoys the same lifestyle and are provided with the same amount of opportunities for…
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Challenges to Social Stratification: Class system & Analysis
The class system was evolved in society after slavery system, estate system, and the caste system. In class system society was divided into upper class, middle class, and lower class. But unlike other systems, the class system was an open system. The circumstances can change someone’s status at any point in time. But from the…