American Workers Often Describe Themselves as "Working for the Weekend

question 31

Multiple Choice

American workers often describe themselves as "working for the weekend." Karl Marx would say that this sentiment indicates that in our relationship to work we are:

• A) alienated from our fellow workers.
• B) part of a postindustrial economy.
• C) working in the service industry.
• D) alienated from human essence.

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