Explanation:

- Max Weber

- Saw stratification as multidimensional (class, status, party) but not mainly as an integrative principle.

- Ralph Dahrendorf

- Focused on conflict theory, emphasizing power and authority rather than integration.

- Talcott Parsons

- Parsons viewed stratification as an integrative principle. He argued it helps maintain social order by assigning roles and rewards based on shared values.

- C. Wright Mills

- Emphasized power elites and inequality, not stratification’s integrative aspects.

Correct Answer:

- Option:3 - Talcott Parsons