alleryStart learning →In Marx's account of society, who are the proletariat?
AThe landowners
BThe lawmakers
CThe laborers
DThe merchants
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The laborers
1. Marx split the economy into two facing camps.
2. The bourgeoisie are the owners of the means of production.
3. The proletariat are the laborers who work for them.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 4.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Society_
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