Subject> Sociology Topic> MARX AND COMMUNIST MANIFESTO

Academic Level: BachelorPaper details In class, we discussed Karl Marx's theory of class conflict and worker exploitation. This week's reading comes from an excerpt in Marx's Communist Manifesto. The Communist Manifest was a short book by Marx urging members of the working class (proletariat) to revolt against capitalist (bourgeoisie). After reading the excerpt answer the following questions in 2-3 pages: 1. Marx talks about how class conflict shapes capitalist societies. What does he mean by that? Do you agree? 2. How does Marx envision class relationships changing over the course of time? 3. If Marx were alive today, what sort of things do you think he would point to in support of his theory of class Inequali