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Which classical sociological theorist wrote The Origin of Family, Private Property, and the State?

A) Karl Marx
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Friedrich Engels
D) Max Weber

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Marx believed that capitalism was morally a good system; but that economically, it was doomed to fail.

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What term does Marx use to refer to when the process of production and the results of our labor confront us as a dominating power?

What role does private property play in Marx's discussion of the inevitable communist revolution?

One of the most important changes effecting gender relations according to The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State is the overturning of "mother-right" lines of descent.

Engels is credited with The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State because at the time Marx was in hiding due to his exile.

According to the authors, Karl Marx's basic theoretical orientation would fall under the category of:

Many anthropologists and historians believe Engels's ethnographically and historically accurate portrayal of the premodern family is the real strength behind The Origin of the Family.

Explain the role "pairing families" and monogamy play in the subjugation of women in civilized society.

Marx refers to propertyless wage earners as

Define Marx's concept of "species being." Discuss its significance in relation to his concept of alienation. Use specific quotes from the "Economic Manuscripts" for support.