Category
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Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
class struggle
concept in political and social science
social stratification
society's categorization of its people into hierarchical groups based on socioeconomic factors
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
conflict theory
perspectives in sociology and social psychology that emphasize a materialist interpretation of history, dialectical method of analysis, a critical stance toward existing social arrangements, and political program of revolution or, at least, reform
elite theory
theory of the state

feminist sociology
subdiscipline of sociology
Urban-rural political divide
phenomenon in political science