Weber was influenced by the ideas of Marx’s class theory. Weber’s social strata explains how class, status groups, and the political parties make up our society. His view of stratification was created because of a three-component theory, which includes, class, status, and power. He claims to differ from Marx’s Class theory in that there are four main classes; the upper class, the petite bourgeoisie, the white-collar workers, and the manual workers. Weber disagrees with Marx’s notion that individual ...