In the view of which theorist do capitalist societies such as that of the United States care more about maximizing profits than they do about the health and safety of industrial workers?
A) Harold Garfinkel
B) Leonard Stein
C) Talcott Parsons
D) Karl Marx

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Karl Marx is known for his critique of capitalism, in which he argues that capitalism prioritizes profits over the well-being of workers. Marx believes that in a capitalist society, the owners of the means of production (i.e. the capitalists) exploit the labor of workers for their own gain, and that this exploitation is inherent in the system. Therefore, according to Marx, capitalist societies care more about maximizing profits than they do about the health and safety of industrial workers.

In the View of Which Theorist Do Capitalist Societies Such