What is a system of stratification? Compare and contrast the ways that Karl Marx and Max Weber describe the basic features of the class system.

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. Social stratification is a pattern in which individuals and groups find themselves in different positions that enjoy varying amounts of access to desirable goods and services.
2. Karl Max focused on class stratification. Classes are determined by means of production.
3. Max Weber focused on status and power, and claimed they do not always coincide with wealth.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. formal curriculum. b. schooling. c. self-fulfilling prophecy. d. informal education.

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