Crash Course Sociology #6: Karl Marx & Conflict Theory

This video focuses on Karl Marx and his Conflict Theory. Today we'll continue to explore sociology's founding theorists with a look at Karl Marx and his idea of historical materialism. We'll discuss modes of production, their development, and how they fit into Marx's overall theory of historical development, along with class struggle and revolution. We'll also discuss how Marx's ideas gave rise to Gramsci's idea of hegemony, and to conflict theories more generally. [11:18]