Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer
What is Class? Do you think that Weber’s contributions to social stratification are different from that of Marx?
- UPSC 2011
- Stratification and Mobility
A class is a large, economically defined grouping of people who hold a similar position in the system of production or market exchange, and who therefore share similar life chances, interests and often lifestyles. Unlike a caste or estate, it has no legal or religious boundary and membership is, in principle, open.
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- Defining class: three approaches
- Are Weber's contributions different from Marx's? Yes, but on shared ground
- Why the difference matters
- Indian evidence for both
- Conclusion
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