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Karl marx examined social inequality by distinguishing between which two distinct classes of people

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In his manifesto, he spoke of the proletariat class rising up and taking out the bourgeoisie.
Proletariat: the working class
Bourgeoisie: the wealth class
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Bourgeoisie is wealthy class while the proletariat is the working class.

Step-by-step explanation:

Marxism and socialism views the society in form of class struggle. A class is the group of people with similar social and economic features. According to Marxist philosophy the society is composed of two group of people: Bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Bourgeoisie is the class of people that controls means of production and capital while the proletariat are the labourers. Fredric Engels and Karl Marx said that during the course of history these two classes have been engaged in the class struggle. Class struggles is the tension in the society and it exists because people of different groups have different interests.

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