In what way are the conclusions of Max Weber and Karl Marx similar?
A) To Weber,religion was central to the development of capitalism; to Marx,capitalism would crumble if people stopped believing in God.
B) To Weber,religion was a fundamental and permanent part of human societies; to Marx,religion was necessary to smash stratification.
C) To Weber,people in the modern world are trapped in the iron cage; to Marx,people in the modern world are alienated.
D) To Weber,the modern world is full of faithful people who are high on religion; to Marx,religion is like a drug.

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Both Weber and Marx had a negative view of the effects of modern society on individuals. Weber believed that modern society trapped individuals in an "iron cage" of bureaucracy and rationalization, while Marx believed that individuals in the modern world were alienated from their work and society as a whole.

In What Way Are the Conclusions of Max Weber and Karl