Nathan is writing a research paper on the production of athletic shoes at an American-owned manufacturing plant in Bangladesh.He has data on corporate earnings,shoe prices,wages paid to factory workers,and similar financial measures.Nathan would like to make a case for unionizing the plant.Of the classical social theorists discussed in The Sociology Project,whose work would most likely help Nathan make his case?
A)Emile Durkheim
B)W.E.b.Du Bois
C)Karl Marx
D)Max Weber

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Karl Marx's work focuses on the relationship between capitalists and workers, and how workers are exploited by the capitalists. In Nathan's case, he has data on wage disparities between the factory workers and the corporate earnings. Marx's theories on capitalism and exploitation could help Nathan make a case for unionizing the plant to address these disparities.

Nathan Is Writing a Research Paper on the Production of Athletic