The sociologist who believed that social class is made up of three components - property, power, and prestige - was ________.
A) Max Weber
B) Talcott Parsons
C) Karl Marx
D) Lewis Coser Jr.

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Max Weber is known for his theory of social stratification, which includes the three dimensions of property, power, and prestige. Marx also had a theory of social class, but it was based solely on ownership of the means of production (i.e., the economic dimension). Parsons and Coser were important sociologists, but they did not develop theories specifically about social class.

The Sociologist Who Believed That Social Class Is Made Up