Alienation at work

Authors

  • Christoph Henning Junior Fellow (Privatdozent) – Centro Max Weber de Estudos Sociais e Culturais Avançados – Universidade de Erfurt. Erfurt

Keywords:

Labour, Alienation, Marxism, Critical theory,

Abstract

Due to the intensification of labor in recent decades complaints about work-related alienation are on the rise. But what exactly is alienation? Based on recent changes in the world of work, this paper aims to rephrase Marx’s theory of alienation in a way that reconnects it to current research in the sociology and psychology of work, and to practice. Four qualitative dimensions of experiences of alienation are distinguished, and four explanations for these experiences are offered.

Author Biography

Christoph Henning, Junior Fellow (Privatdozent) – Centro Max Weber de Estudos Sociais e Culturais Avançados – Universidade de Erfurt. Erfurt

Junior Fellow (Privatdozent) – Centro Max Weber de Estudos Sociais e Culturais Avançados – Universidade de Erfurt. Erfurt – Alemanha.

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Published

30/01/2018

Issue

Vol. 49 (2017)

Section

Dossiê: Economia e Crítica