Theories of Max Weber and Karl Marx Applied to the Case of...

â€Å"Truth is anything society deems it to be† is considerable right when our society believes that the only method of determining the â€Å"truth† is through laws and ideologies, which have been administered by the upper class Europeans. Our laws have been constructed to support the interest of the majority population, which supports their interest rather, then the general citizens. That being said, who created the legislation and administers laws, and who has the resources and inclination to challenge these laws? (Branch, 129). This question will be answered through the theories of Max Weber and Karl Marx who will be compared in regards to the construction of the legal knowledge, how law has become the truth in societies with the help of the†¦show more content†¦Viola Desmond was a wealthy and well-educated black woman. Despite her efforts of achieving social mobility in her race, she still fall victim to discrimination. Desmond was violently removed from t he Rosedale theatre in Nova Scotia for allergy infracting the Nova Scotia theatres, cinematographs and Amusement Act of 1915. This wide ranging act sought to provided penalties for those individuals who did not pay an amusement tax but nowhere did it mention race specifically. (Britch, 128) Since she insisted on sitting downstairs, she was one cent short on tax. (Brench, 128) When Desmond refused to relocate to the upper level that was reserved for blacks, she was forcibly removed from the theatre by a police offices causing injury to her knee and hip. Desmond proceeded to take legal action of the court this matter, hoping to obtain justice and create awareness of discrimination within her community. Instead, the courts were able to manipulate the law ** refused to view this case as an act of discrimination and continued to find Desmond guilty. In applying the Marx conflict theory to the Viola Desmond, reiterates that deviance and power belongs together. Viola refused to be relocate d to the upper level of the theater, has categories her as being labeled as deviant because she hadn’t compelled to the rule of law. Even though she was in a reasonable class and had significant amount of power because she owned