Figure 1
From: Are the terms “socio-economic status” and “class status” a warped form of reasoning for Max Weber?
Weber’s “2+3 model of social stratification”. The sentimental Gemeinschaft gives birth to Stand, and rationalized Gesellschaft to Class. Parties are a form of social stratification in which the ideology is rooted in the sentimental values of the Gemeinschaft, while the impersonal rational means of the Gesellschaft are used to seek power over the means of power. This is why powers are a coalition of Stand and Class formations.
Note: As described in the text, the Gesellschaft arises out of the Gemeinschaft—they are not equals, or opposites.
