Erik Wright revised Marx's concept of social classes by regarding some people as simultaneously occupying more than one class. He termed their positions in the class structure ________.
A) status inconsistency
B) contradictory class locations
C) class inconsistency
D) class ambiguity

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Erik Wright introduced the concept of contradictory class locations to acknowledge the existence of people who do not fit easily into a single class category due to occupying positions with conflicting interests and opportunities. These individuals simultaneously occupy positions in multiple classes, giving rise to contradictory class locations. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

Erik Wright Revised Marx's Concept of Social Classes by Regarding