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Differentiate between Marxian and Weberian theories of Social Stratification?

  • UPSC 2015, 2013
  • Stratification and Mobility

The theories of Karl Marx and Max Weber are the two classical conflict approaches to stratification. Both reject the functionalist view of Talcott Parsons that inequality rests on shared values; both see it as the product of struggle over scarce goods. They differ on what is struggled over, who struggles, and where the struggle leads.

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  • Criteria-wise differentiation
  • Where they converge
  • What the differences reveal
  • Applying both to India
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