In the 17th century Karl Marx developed Conflict Theory. Karl Marx’s theory looks at what happens when one group attempts to rebel against the other group and the various roles a group of people (or one person) has over another group of people. Marxist conflict theory seeks to study the inner-workings of struggle, why struggle occurs, and how the ruling class manages to hold onto their power during struggle. Marxian conflict theory is quite a complex topic once you begin to dissect it. In fact, Marx conflict theory is a sort of ongoing conversation amidst various theorists. From these conversations we have learned that there are a few types of basic conflicts including: Conflict theory regarding class, race and ethnicity, gender, Conflict theory
