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Applying Theories Of Class Lesson PlanApplying Theories Of Class Lesson Plan
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Applying Theories Of Class

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Students apply their knowledge of theories of social class to an analysis of social class in their society. In this social class lesson plan, students work in small groups to complete a Knowledge-Matrix for Traditional Marxist, Neo-Marxist, and Weberian theories of social classes.

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neo marxist, social class, traditional marxist, weberian, social studies

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