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So great was his contribution to Sociology, he has been called, "One of the three greatest modern thinkers."
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Karl Marx (1818-1883); came to England after being exiled from Germany for proposing revolution.
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Who called Karl Marx, "One of the three greatest modern thinkers"?
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The Wall Street Journal
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What two other individuals were referenced by the Wall Street Journal, when they placed Karl Marx among their likes?
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Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein
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Karl Marx believed "the engine of human history..." to be?
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Class Conflict
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What two classes did Karl Marx propose as being locked in conflict (provide German name and English translation of both)?
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1) bourgeoisie (boor-zhwa-ZEE) - the capitalist
2) proletariat (the exploited class - the workers)
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What was Karl Marx's definition of the "bourgeoisie"?
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The capitalists, those who own the means to produce wealth - capital, land, factories, and machines.
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What was Karl Marx's definition of the "proletariat"?
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The exploited class, the mass of workers that do not own the means of production.
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What was the basis of Karl Marx's proposed revolution, and what did he claim the result would be - as it relates to "class conflict"?
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"This bitter struggle can end only when the workers unite in revolution... The result will be a classless society...."
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Is Marxism the same as communism? Explain.
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No. Karl Marx did not develop communism, which was a later application of his ideas.
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What did Marx say in response to hearing some of the positions attributed to him - by those that debated his insights into social life?
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In disgust, he shook his head and said, "I am not a Marxist" (qtd. in "Essentials of Sociology; A Down-To-Earth Approach").
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Max Weber (1864 - 1920) disagreed with Marx's claim that economics is the central force in social change; rather, he felt that role belonged to?
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Religion
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According to his theory, that Religion drove social change, what two religious denominations did Max Weber attribute capitalism to?
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Roman Catholics and Protestants
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There are three major theoretical perspectives in sociology; they are?
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1) Symbolic Interactionism
2) Functional Analysis
3) Conflict Theory
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The origins of symbolic Interactionism can be traced to these two Scottish moral philosophers:
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Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929), and George Herbert Mead (1863-1931)
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What was the perspective that Cooley and Mead had, which lead to symbolic interactionism?
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Individuals evaluate their own conduct by comparing themselves with others.
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