Karl Marx's Conflict Theory

Karl Marx was a German Sociologist, who had to flee his home to France and spent most of his life in exile. However Marx was able to overcome these obstacles which resulted in becoming one of the most influential thinkers of the twenty century. Marx was born on May 5, 1818 to Heinrich Marx and Henrietta Pressburg in Trier, Prussia (present-day Germany). At age 17, Marx enrolled in Bonn University Germany, where he studied law. During his first year Marx became engaged to Jenny Von Westphalen, which lead to marriage shortly after.
In 1836, Marx followed his passion in philosophy and literature where he enrolled at the University of Berlin; and joined a group of brilliant and extreme thinking individuals who were challenging existing institutions and ideas. In 1841, …show more content…
Conflict theory challenges assumptions to study the ways members in a family struggle. This theory focuses on the family as a capitalist system. It maintains the relationship between workers and the capitalist, shaping families.
Conflict theories of family centre on the association between property relation as well as family structures. As families pass their wealth to their children, and families vary depending on the amount of wealth they have. This allows the family to reinforce existing inequality. Families also became more patriarchal meaning men made money working in factories while the women stayed home, this helped reinforce men’s status at the top of the social hierarchy. This was developed throughout the centuries and especially during industrialization.
Secondly, the family itself can cause conflict to one another. Although the functional perspectives may state that family members provides both emotional comfort, and support, other families are unable to provide for each other, which can result in emotional cruelty, and physical