How Is Max Weber's Idea of Social Class Different from Karl

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Multiple Choice

How is Max Weber's idea of social class different from Karl Marx's?

• A) Weber did not believe that owning the means of production mattered in any way.
• B) Weber believed that class status was inherited and was an extension of the old feudal system.
• C) Weber believed that wealth was the only factor that mattered, regardless of how that wealth was acquired.
• D) Weber believed that wealth, power, and prestige could all affect a person's social class.

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