August 15, 2014 Erin Fair Cassandra Alvarez Sierra Manzanares Nate McGrath

  Born: May 5, 1818 in Trier, Germany  Oldest, surviving boy of nine children  Parents were both Jewish  Came from a long line of rabbis  Father (lawyer)- converted to Lutheranism in 1816 because of laws barring Jews from higher society  Karl baptized in same church that his father attended  Later became an atheist Early Life

  As a child, he received a classical education  1835  Enrolled in Bonn University (Germany)  Studied law  Imprisoned for drunkenness  Dueled with another student  Became more interested in philosophy and literature.  1836  Enrolled at the University of Berlin (by his parents)  Studied law and philosophy  Became familiar with the works of the late professor G. W. F. Hegel  Joined a group called the Young Hegelians  Brilliant and extreme thinkers challenged social institutions and ideas  Religion, philosophy, ethics, and politics  1841  Graduated with a Ph. D. Education

  Was interested in social conflict throughout history and how it spurred change.  Noted that not every conflict was quite the same, despite having a similar “formula” of two clashing social classes  How the infrastructure affects how the structure of a society ends up,  when the infrastructure changes, structure also changes to reflect the new system  offered theories that could often be tested with the scientific method Research

  Invented new sociological movement  believed that society is not balanced when a select few own the means of production while the majority create the goods and services  Backbone to communist beliefs  believed that problems and tensions in society were rooted throughout history in class struggle  class struggle was all about people trying to meet their material needs  Created Marxism  all society progresses through the dialectic of class struggle Contributions to Sociology

  Functionalist Perspective  views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system  Interactionist Perspective  focuses on how individuals interact with one another  Conflict Perspective  considers the struggle encountered by social classes as unavoidable and even necessary Three Main Theories

  His study of politics and economics typically made him struggle with himself.  His arguments were open ended, most of the time,  He left a political mark by half the world calling themselves Marxist at one point  He led many failed rebellion attempts (Paris, 1848)  This allowed us to study new fields of sociology we never would have bothered with Why In the Hall of Fame?

  He was featured on the Beatles album cover “Sgt. Pepper lonely heart club band”  His last words to servant, as throwing slipper “Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!”  He has monument in Chemnitz, Germany, that is the biggest bust in the world  He is regarded as one of the most hated men in history because of his economic theory  Involved the rich people not being rich anymore Trivia!!!

  Staff, History.com. "Karl Marx." History.com. A&E Television Networks, Web. 14 Aug  "KARL MARX." Karl Marx Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Aug  "Karl Heinrich Marx - Biography." Karl Marx. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Aug Works Cited