Marx talks about society being a history of class struggle and refers to the working class as the:

a. bourgeoisie

c. plebs

b. philosophes

d. proletariat

Marx talks about society being a history of class struggle and refers to the working class as the d) proletariat. He believed that the above would result in a systemic economic change. It is sometimes stated that there is no real Marxist theory, but rather that we can apply Marxian analysis to certain events and issues, and due to this there has been contradictory statements made under the Marxism idea throughout history.