Friedrich Engels maintained that once men began to build up a concentration of wealth, they became concerned with how to pass that wealth on to their legitimate sons. What did Engels believe to be the only way men could safely pass their wealth on to their sons?

A) by allowing women equal rights at work
B) by controlling their wives sexually and economically
C) by creating egalitarian families
D) by shifting from capitalist to socialist economies

Legitimate Sons

Historically, refers to sons born within a lawful marriage who were legally entitled to inherit property and titles from their fathers, contrasting with illegitimate or extramarital offspring.

Friedrich Engels

A German philosopher, social scientist, and journalist who co-developed Marxist theory with Karl Marx.

Wealth Concentration

The condition where a small proportion of a population holds a large percentage of the total wealth of a society, leading to economic inequality.