Rex’s race-relations model blends Marxism and Weberianism but rests on Weberian ground.

Evidence

On the broad theoretical plane, we must see this as a model founded on a very specific theoretical revision. Without undue simplification, it combines elements of a Marxist and a Weberian approach. The synthesis is, however, secured on essentially Weberian terrain. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 595

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Articulates how a Marx-Weber synthesis can be secured on Weberian conceptual terrain rather than Marxist.
  • XREF: connects to: Weber explains ideology’s role through structural homologies rather than direct economic determination. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 338; Marxism’s theoretical elegance required discarding race, gender, and culture.; Marxist theory reduces racial conflict to class conflict within production relations — Michael Omi, Howard Winant, Racial Formation in the United States, 76
  • yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Weber explains ideology’s role through structural homologies rather than direct economic determination. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 338; Marxism’s theoretical elegance required discarding race, gender, and culture.; Marxist theory reduces racial conflict to class conflict within production relations — Michael Omi, Howard Winant, Racial Formation in the United States, 76

Broader Connections