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National Taiwan Univ: Chapter 5: Modern Theories of Social Stratification [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 5 of a sociology textbook. It looks at the history of social stratification perspectives in American sociology; the functional theories of Davis and Moore, and of Talcott Parsons; the concept of occupational prestige; the...
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Sociology Central:teaching Notes: Social Inequality: Theories: Marxism [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines Marxist perspectives of social stratification in the contexts of class, gender, and ethnic group stratification. Touches upon modern Marxist theory.
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Modern World History: Responses to the Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the text looks at how workers, owners, and the government responded differently to the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Luddites rebelled against industrialization. Robert Owen, a wealthy socialist,...
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George Mason University

Marxist Origins of Communism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows the reasons for Karl Marx's belief in a command economy, and contrasts Marx's views from other philosophers such as Locke and Voltaire.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Charles Fourier

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an excerpt from Fourier's 1820 book, "Theory of Social Organization," which explains his theory of communal work distribution that influenced a number of social experiments, including the Israeli kibbutzim.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Communism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the history of communism throughout the world. Looks at the principles of Marxism and communism, Karl Marx, and major communist political victories around the world.