Division of Labor and Class

Two cardinal concepts in Marxism are Division of Labor and Class.  Now, as has been previously discussed, the former is usually taken to be closer to Atomization than to Diversification.  But, if so, the relation between it and the concept of Class needs to be explained, for otherwise, the connection Division of Labor and Class-Conflict remains unestablished.  In particular, even granted the emergence of solidarity among the Working Class, the consciousness that that involves, i. e. the awareness of common victimization, does not explain any formation of solidarity among exploiters, each of whom is motivated only by self-interest.  Accordingly, the Marxist diagnosis of the ills of Capitalism conflates particular Employer-Employee exploitation, and Class-Conflict.