Project Summary: Use the writings of at least two social theorists covered in the first half of the course (Smith, Marx, Du Bois, Weber, Durkheim) to discuss one of the following questions. 1500 words excluding bibliography Harvard style referencing 100% Plagiarism free 1. Is capitalism an inherently exploitative economic system, or can markets be win-win if regulated properly? 2. Is social class the primary form of stratification in modern society, or are there equally important forms of stratification? 3. If democratisation is a feature of modern society, does this mean that more and more power is won by the public? 4. Are there cultural influences to economic and institutional development, in the shape of mentalities or a specific spirit? 5. Does modernity involve cultural disruption and a sense of estrangement from reality? 6. Does the role of the sacred and transcendental ends continue to be important in modern society, or in contrast is it progressively secularising?