Karl Marx defined the relationship between those who own the means of production and those who make their living by selling their own labor power for a wage as two classes that he referred to as:
A) status groups and pariahs
B) sellers and buyers
C) producers and consumers
D) the bourgeoisie and the proletariat

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Karl Marx defined the relationship between the owners of the means of production (the bourgeoisie) and those who sell their labor power (the proletariat) as a class struggle. This concept is central to Marxist theory and argues that the bourgeoisie exploit the proletariat by paying them less than their labor is worth and keeping the surplus value for themselves. This leads to alienation and inequality in society.

Karl Marx Defined the Relationship Between Those Who Own the Means