Compare and contrast Marxist and conflict theories.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary. A strong answer may incorporate some of the following similarities and differences:
• Marxist and conflict theories are separate—both social constructionist or relativist perspectives, different definitions of power, structural issues, institutions and group versus individual and experiences
• Marxists— political economy and the capitalist system, power and conflict, revolutionary overthrow of the capitalist system
• Conflict—power beyond a singular focus on the capitalist system, reforms rather than revolutionary overthrow
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