Marx’s Four Types of Alienation
Marx’s theory of alienation focuses on the capitalist mode of production, emphasizing the disconnection workers experience from their labor, its products, and their human essence. This alienation manifests in four forms: from the product of labor, the labor process, human essence, and social relations. Workers lack control and ownership, leading to a loss of personal fulfillment and societal detachment. Alienation highlights the exploitative nature of capitalism, where the capitalist benefits from the worker’s labor at their expense.
References
Lavalette, M., & Ferguson, I. (2018). Marx: Alienation, commodity fetishism and the world of contemporary social work. Critical and Radical Social Work, 6(2), 197-213.
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Reference
StudyCorgi. (2025, January 17). Marx’s Four Types of Alienation. https://studycorgi.video/marxs-four-types-of-alienation/