Which of the following statements about Marx is true?
A. Marx focused more on individuals than social structure in his analysis of society.
B. Marx considered all of society to be shaped by economic forces.
C. A limitation of Marx’s work was his failure to recognize the effects of class on social behavior.
D. Marx’s evolutionary concept of societal development and change is almost identical to that of Durkheim’s.
Answer: B
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