Work Plays an Important Role in Structuring People's Lives

question 52

Essay

Work plays an important role in structuring people's lives. Yet in the nineteenth century, Karl Marx argued that work in the modern industrial society (capitalism) is inherently alienating. Discuss the significance of his concept in light of more recent research on work and the economy in the late modern society.

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