According to Karl marx was the working class oppressed by the middle classs?

Answer 1

No. The working class, or Proletariat, was oppressed by the upper class, which he called the Bourgeoisie. Marx gave paid very little attention to the middle class, which he called the petty bourgeoisie, feeling that the middle class was more apt to aspire to be part of the upper class than the lower class.

Answer 2

Marx never said any class oppressed the "middle class." Marx said the "bourgeoisie" (owners and controllers of the means of production) oppressed the "proletariat" (wage employees who own only the right to sell their own labors).

Answer 3

Yes, Karl Marx believed that the working class, or proletariat, was oppressed by the middle class, or bourgeoisie, in capitalist societies. He argued that the bourgeoisie exploited the labor of the proletariat to generate profits, leading to inequality and alienation among the working class. Marx believed that this class struggle would eventually lead to a revolution to overthrow the bourgeoisie and establish a more equal society.

Answer 4

They were paid little amount in return for the hard work they put in to manufacture things.

The working conditions were not good