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A worker installs windows on car doors all day and never sees the finished car. Which of Marx's four alienations is this?
AFrom the process of labor
BFrom the product of labor
CFrom other workers nearby
DFrom the worker's own self
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. From the product of labor
1. Marx named four separate alienations that industrial work produces.
2. The first is alienation from the product of one's labour.
3. It shows up when a worker cannot relate to the thing being made.
4. An assembly line worker fitting windows never sees the rest of the car, which is exactly that case.
5. Alienation from the process would mean having no say over how the work is done.
6. Alienation from others shows up as competition between workers rather than cooperation.
7. Alienation from self is the loss of an identity such as watchmaker or chef.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 4.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Society_
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