Karl Marx

Karl Marx: Conflict Theory The most influential socialist thinker from the 19th century is Karl Marx. Karl Marx can be considered a great philosopher, social scientist, historian or revolutionary. Marx proposed what is known as the conflict theory. The conflict theory looks at how certain social interactions occur through conflict. People engage in conflict everyday to gain more power then others in society. Karl Marx is known for studying the conflicts that occur between different …

…and interesting theories on class and social interaction. He is one of the great social scientists of his time. His published works are extremely important when studying history or when understanding past social conflicts. Today sociologist will look at the conflict theory for studying differences, for example, the power struggle between men and women. Although not all of what Marx believed was true his writings still influence many people and made a difference in society.