4HR003 People Work and Society

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Module Leader: Dr. Whyeda Gill- McLure

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Question 1 Outline of Marx and Blauner’s perceptions of alienation..........................................................3
Question 2 Outline of Marx and Weber’s perceptions on theories of class and social inequality................5
References...................................................................................................................................................8
Question 1 Outline of Marx and Blauner’s perceptions of alienation
Alienation is the notion that a worker is "alienated" from his fundamental culture, temperament,

environment and spirit. Marx places alienation to the dehumanizing gap between labor and

private property. However, Marx often attacked their opinions on Hegel and Feuerback. He

agrees with Hegel's idea that people are able to be alienated but don't think that they are

alienated. Feuerback's beliefs from 'The Heart of Christianity 1814' was that the interpretation of

God is the way to consider men individually and to serve him.

He assumes that they get disconnected from their being as people bring someone other than

themselves. Marx claimed that faith seeks to divert citizens from the reality of isolation.

Marx's view of work alienation is the way in which a worker feels alien to his own work

products. This is felt by employees in manufacturing who have had to live in lengthy and

miserable working environments. They were uneducated, terribly and poorly paying in

undesirable roles. In spite of these conditions, the employees started to try to work every day to

help their families.

Marx stated that the employees in the workplace industry would unite together to boost their

working standards. He says that workers will gain their privileges and seek better wages and

enhanced working standards. In his "Extraordinary works," Marx believes that a worker is an

alienated animal in his economic and philosophical manuscripts. He assumes the worker belongs

to another human, and that a man may openly express himself only through his animal functions.

This function is a daily task in your own home, beverage and food, reproduction, etc. The notion

of Marx's isolation is in principle very important and strong because it accounts of the

destruction of human being, but reveals that it is not anticipated or inevitable. It provides a

comprehensive account of the job interactions. The consequences of bourgeois development

demonstrate the physical and psychological status of people and the social conditions in which

they engage or become a feature of Marx's theory of alienation. This was the way Marx saw his

contemporaries, in order to understand and explain how they communicate and interact.

Marx proposed four different types of alienation based on an ordinary capitalist factory worker.

In the private ownership system, there are two divisions: non-property workers and property

owners. Owing to this social division, employees are not only bad, but also 'alienated' from the

community. The first kind of alienation is the principle of what is or is not produced by a person.

The belief that everything that a human creates helps only the environment in which they don't fit

In the 20th century, however, some sociologists deleted the concept of empirical research from

its theoretical origins to make it more useful.

For example, the Alienation and Liberation (1964) by Robert Blauner discusses the alienating

consequences of working practices in four sectors – with a view to feeling the quarter main

features of alienation: impotence, meaninglessness, loneliness and self-render.

Blauner established method of understanding these various types of alienation that incorporated

the workers' subjective perceptions themselves and argued that routine workers in plants had the

highest levels of alienation. He found, however, that workers were less alienated by more control

over their work practices when the supply chains became automated.

Blauner's research contravened current theories of ever-increasing separation through technical

advancement and deskilling. It also proposed the elimination of inequality without capitalism

being broken. Although Marx's general principle of alienation is no longer valid because of the

fall of Communism, several businesses today continue to carry up certain facets of the principle

– for example, improved staff involvement and engagement are well known to mitigating the

'alienation' of workers, as stated in the analysis from Taylor up modern working practices.
Another indication of how businesses battle resentment is the different media and development

firms that build environments in a relaxed and inviting manner

Question 2 Outline of Marx and Weber’s perceptions on theories of class

and social inequality
The first discrimination sociologists have turned to social differences

Be careful to. The subject's roots are in the industrial revolution,

The economic and social system of society is shifting revolution. Early ideas represented

functionalism and expression to meritocracy. More systemic ideas have been followed by

Based on and still important work by Marx and Weber, another trend is visible.

Structural models frequently describe individuals as helpless marionettes at the hands of forces

outside their influence, but focus has been put in recent years how people consciously construct

social structures, showing a stronger interest in status and individual factors

That is in contrast to discussions about social class construction diagrams.

Racial stratification, its underlying causes and its implications for culture have been studied by

sociologists over the years. Karl Marx and Max Weber were especially in disagreement with the

essence of the class. The conventional structures were extended to stratification by many

sociologists.

His philosophy of dispute was based on the premise that capitalist culture really has two people-

classes: the aristocracy and the proletariat. The Bourgeoisie controls the means of development:

mines, businesses and machinery required for wealth creation. The employed men became the

bourgeoisie.

Marx claims that the bourgeoisie exploits workers in capitalist societies. The employers provide

just to have food and a place to stay and the staff, who don't know that they're abused, are

confused in their minds or believe like they're well off. They assume that they should rely on
their capitalistic employers to do their utmost.

The workers' revolution was foresaw by Marx. When wealthy people grew richer, Marx

hypothesized workers that their common bourgeois experience was to develop a true class

consciousness, or a sense of shared identity. In a global revolution the workers would unite and

rise. Since revolution ended, the workforce would own the means of development and the

country would be socialist. Any stratum will regulate wealth entry. All would be equally owned

by all.

The vision of Marx was not understood. As society modernized, the working classes became

trained, acquired some employment and received the sort of financial well-being that Marx never

thought feasible. They were covered by trade unions and labor legislation rather than intensified

abuse. Finally, professional employees in factories and tradesmen started to receive wages

comparable or in some cases greater than their peers in the middle class.

The apparently simplistic view of stratification of Marx was taken into consideration by Max

Weber. Weber believed that having land, such as factories or machinery, is just part of the social

status of an individual. In addition to property or wealth, the Weber social class included power

and prestige. People who operate companies without ownership tend to benefit from improved

productivity and higher earnings.

Weber claimed that properties would have respect, since individuals are highly regarded by rich

men. Other influences such as sport or academic expertise can also yield reputation. If people are

willing to pay for access to prestige, prestige can lead to property in those cases. Weber blends

wealth and reputation Weber thought that social class is also due to power, which despite

opposition is only a person's ability to take his or her path. The rich appear to be wealthier than

the weak, and strength may come from the reputation of a person.
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