Compare and contrast the theoretical perspectives of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. In other words, how did each theorist focus their interpretations of social life?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Marx – focused on “big picture” of society, but especially emphasized economic organization of society and social class conflict within it.
2. Durkheim – focused on morality and social forces; what holds society together?
3. Weber – focused on individual motivations for action within the social structure of society.
4. All of these theorists sought, in their own ways, to understand how social life is organized and how social order is maintained.
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