Practice mode Social Institutions

Which theorist described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because it passes on power, property and privilege?

Correct answer C. Friedrich Engels

Explanation

In The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, Engels argued that the family developed to ensure property passed to legitimate male heirs.

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