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A Comparative Analysis on the Socio-Cultural Theories of Marx , Durkheim Weber and Nietzsche , and Identifying Which Theory Applies the Greatest Relevance to Mass Media

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A Comparative Analysis on the Socio-Cultural Theories of Marx , Durkheim Weber , and Nietzsche , and Identifying Which Theory Applies the Greatest Relevance to Mass Media

Over the years , the names Karl Marx , Emile Durkheim , Max Weber , and Friedrich Nietzsche have been very dominant in the field of sociology psychology , economics , and politics . In discussing the concepts of communism

and materialism , the theories of Karl Marx cannot be disregarded . For Marx , the major influential factor in human history is economics (Cline 2008 . According to Marx , even in the past , people were not moved by ostentatious ideas but rather by material things that helped them live and survive . Marx 's studies and theories also deal with explaining the roots of the collision of classes - the wealthy and labour classes . The conflict between the wealthy and labour classes became inevitable because of the rise of capitalism . Due to capitalism there has been a separation between these two classes . The wealthy continue to own properties and acquire labourers as modern slaves to work for them in their businesses , while the labourers continue to struggle for what little they have , and they have to work day and night just to survive . It is also because of capitalism that the scarcity of resources has increased , and this made the conflict between the classes even worse . For Marx...