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About One Hundred Years Has Passed Since Marx, Weber, and Durkheim

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About one hundred years has passed since Marx, Weber, and Durkheim were writing about modern society. Point to at least one change in Canadian society over that period of time that appears to confirm the correctness of each theorist's analysis. Can you point to a change that, in each case, seems at odds with his theory?


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