It can be argued to a greater extent that Marx’s distinction between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat is not relevant for sociological analysis on the grounds that the class divisions are not as straightforward as in Marx’s time. For instance Marx’s considered in every society a common class system, a minority ruling class which were the bourgeoisie and the majority which were the proletariat. However the sociologist Dahrendolf argued against this stating, Marx’s analysis was too narrow especially for today; he declared that as capitalism emerged in modern day society, the class structure had evolved as well becoming more complexed. In his book , ‘Class and Conflict in Industrial society’ Dahrendolf mentions ‘The working class of today,
