_____ saw modernity as defined through capitalism.

A) Karl Marx
B) Max Weber
C) Emile Durkheim
D) George Simmel

Modernity

A term referring to the period marked by the move from feudalism towards capitalism, industrialization, secularization, and the nation-state; represents the societal conditions and mindset resulting from these changes.

Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods determined primarily by competition in a free market.