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Using examples from the societies created in the 1999 film, "The Matrix," this paper examines social conflict theory. Various other issues, such as the concepts of social stratification, exploitation, and deviance are also analyzed in the context of the film. The paper concludes by considering the social paradigm presented in the film.

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"This paper is a discussion of social conflict theory using examples from the societies created in the film 'The Matrix.' It considers the basic premise behind the conflict paradigm and the ways in which in this perspective social stratification, exploitation of the workers and social deviance all function to delineate social structure and social interaction. This film offers some excellent examples of this Marxist-based sociological theory in action. Randall Collins argues that there are four traditions on which modern sociological science is based and the first of these..."

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