Marx argued that socioeconomic stratification was based on the sharp, simple division between successful Protestant industrialists and poor Catholic peasants.

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This statement is incorrect. Marx's theory of socioeconomic stratification was based on the division between the bourgeoisie (owners of the means of production) and the proletariat (workers who had only their labor to sell). Religion was not a significant factor in his analysis.

Marx Argued That Socioeconomic Stratification Was Based on the Sharp