Social stratification is the structured inequality between different groups of people. Karl Marx provided one of the earliest explanations of the conditions of social stratification within societies. His explanations focused on an economic analysis of capitalism as a primary reason for social stratification. Marx identified the conflict between social classes as one of the major reasons for social stratification. The class system is one of the four systems of stratification that have existed in societies around the world. Think about the other systems of stratification that sociologists have identified. Write an essay in which you identify and define the remaining systems of stratification. Next, discuss the major components of Karl Marx's view of social stratification