Sociologist Karl Marx believed that the workers are exploited as capitalists maximize their profit by paying the workers less than the resale values of what they produce but do not own. Marx believed that a deep level of antagonism exists between capitalists and workers because of extreme differences in the __________ of the people in these two classes.

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Marx believed that the main source of conflict between capitalists and workers was related to material interests, specifically the appropriation of surplus value generated by workers but owned by capitalists. He argued that this structural exploitation would ultimately lead to class struggle and the overthrow of the bourgeoisie by the proletariat.

Sociologist Karl Marx Believed That the Workers Are Exploited as Capitalists