This is very important when we talk about the means of production that the bourgeoisie owns. The proletarians, or less, must work for the bourgeoisie, which causes a lot of social stratification. So, because of globalization, the bourgeoisie must recreate and change the means of production, and if they do not do so, they will lose everything and will then become proletarians and have to work for the new bourgeoisie. Likewise, as the bourgeoisie modifies the means of production, it modifies social norms and functions. How can this be done without revolutionizing the system? This cannot be the case. All the arguments made by Levine or Gilbert on Marx's ideas are all relevant. In today's society there are different classes, they may be based on more than economics, but wealth and money dictate a lot of one's place. Marx's initial ideas are now developed, but Marx's basic ideas are what every sociologist studying social stratification must understand. Marx is right in his words because society has changed a lot since the Stone Age and the Middle Ages. We have truly advanced laptops, cell phones and gadgets. Not all countries have the same technology as the United States, and they still survive. This clearly shows how important it is to change