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Reflection On Conflict Theory

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
‘The Conflict Theory’ has always been a major interest of mine as in my opinion it greatly explains how our society is today. During a random discussion with my dad I brought up the theory, he told me to look up ‘Marxism’ as he thought it would interest me, interest in economics and politics in the trend and problems of socio-development in general, cannot be enlightened without understanding the ideas of Karl Marx. I looked him up and was baffled that I had not before that even heard of Karl Marx. Yes I had heard the term ‘Marxism’ before by activist movements but I had never bothered to find out what it entails. Ignorance of Marxism, or even indifference to it is as inexcusable in the fields of social science and politics …show more content…

Hegel, he had been a professor at the university until his death in 1831. Marx was not initially enamored or captivated by Hegel’s philosophical ways and teachings but he soon became involved with ‘Young Hegelians’, this was a radical group of students who strongly criticized the political and religious establishments of the day. He became more politically zealous and radical which prompted a series of letters from his father where he expressed his concerns about what he saw as Marx’s ‘demons’ and reproached him for not taking the responsibilities of marriage seriously, particularly because his fiancée came from a higher …show more content…

He did get recognition as some socialists held a conference and formed a group of their own and asked Marx to write their Manifesto which got publication in 1848. Shortly after Marx got expelled from Belgium and went to France but was deported from there as well. He moved to England but was denied citizenship. He however did live in London until his death
His contribution to sociology is mainly concerned with the relationship between society and economics, basically how capital influences the workers of a society and whether the mode of production influences the social class and how these economic factors influence inequalities within the society.
3.0 CONCLUSION
Doing this assignment I found out a lot to do with social conflict that I did not know and it also got me thinking about how most of the people who actually leave a mark on the world are the ones who are not afraid to call out leaders and criticize anything that they think needs criticism. It was a very didactic

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