Sociology 2R3 - Questions on Max Weber, Class, Status and Power

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Carl Cuneo

  1. What are the similarities and differences in the approaches taken to the concept of "class" by Max Weber and Karl Marx? Specifically address Weber's three class systems and how they are similar or difference from Marx's classes.
  2. What are the similarities and differences in the approaches taken to the relationship between economics and culture/ideology by Max Weber and Karl Marx?
  3. Discuss the similarities and differences between Max Weber's "class situation" and "class action/consciousness/organization" on the one hand, and Karl Marx's "class in itself" and "class for itself" on the other hand.
  4. Discuss the similarities, differences, and relationships among Max Weber's "status", "status groups", "class situation", and "class organization".
  5. Define Max Weber's "power" and "authority" and discuss their relationship. What connections do they have to his concepts of "class" and "status"?
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