AO1: Class for socialists is a prime method which they use to understand society. Webb saw the plight of the working classes AO2: Revolutionary Socialists viewed conflict as natural in society and talked of it being based on 'class struggles' (Luxembourg) (Marx & Engels) AO3: We can conclude that socialism is mainly focussed on a class-based analysis of society AO1: Socialists seek to improve the fortunes of the lower classes in society AO2: The Labour Party in the post-war era sought to act on behalf of the working classes and sought political representation on their behalf (Crosland) AO3: We can reach a verdict that improving the conditions of the lower classes in society is a unifying factor of socialism AO1: Socialists seek to create a more equal society to improve the conditions of the lower classes AO2: It is the lower classes who form the majority and who are exploited by capitalism. By focusing on class equality in society, socialists wish AO3: We can conclude that this drive for equality in society is based on class ties in with socialist values

AO1: Revolutionary socialists reject a class-based society. AO2: The aim of revolutionary socialists like Marx & Engels was a classless society. This is a distinguishing factor with the other strands of socialism AO3: We can conclude that for revolutionary socialists, the removal of all classes is a prerequisite to an equal society AO1: Evolutionary socialists like Social democrats, over time, have placed less emphasis on the working class as a core to understanding society AO2: With growing affluence, evolutionary socialists like Social Democrats and even the Third Way to an extent, moved away from eradicating class divides to minimising them. (Crosland) This is a key area of difference with Revolutionary Socialists. AO3: We can conclude that these two strands no longer view society primarily in terms of class with other factors being more important in society AO1: The development of the Third Way relegated the socialist view of class still. AO2: Unlike the other two strands of Socialism, the Third Way were primarily interested in social inclusion, communitarianism and responsibility towards society, not class. (Giddens) AO3: We can conclude that the Third Way abandoned viewing socialism and society as being driven by and for class. This is a key area of disagreement with the two other strands.