According to sociologist Karl Marx,the______________(capitalist class)consists of those who own the means of production-the land and capital necessary for factories and mines.

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Karl Marx believed that the capitalist class was made up of the bourgeoisie, who were the owners of the means of production such as factories and mines. This class was believed to exploit the working class, or proletariat, who didn't own the means of production and were therefore forced to sell their labor to survive. Choice A, entrepreneurs, may sometimes be a part of the capitalist class but not necessarily so. Choice B, the proletariat, is the working class who are exploited by the bourgeoisie. Choice C, rentiers, refers specifically to people who derive income from ownership of property or securities and is not as relevant to Marx's theory of class.

According to Sociologist Karl Marx,the______________(capitalist Class)consists of Those Who Own