KARL MARX - Alienation

KARL MARX: CONCEPT OF ALIENATION Alienation  – Meaning •

A state of estrangement

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Relationship of labour with production

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Product of labour alienated al ienated from production

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Worker is exploited exp loited

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The more wealth he produces, the poorer he becomes Worker alienated from his product

Alienation manifests manifests itself in four ways: 1. The work worker aliena alienate ted d from from the the pro product duct,, the the worker has no control over it. 2. Worker orker aliena alienate ted d from from pr productio oduction, n, he has no no say in their regard. 3. Man has has creati creative ve ability ability,, he loses loses this this quality quality.. 4. The The work worker er is is socia sociall lly y alie aliena nate ted. d. Man Man is is  judged by by his position.

The concept of social change •

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According to Marx, society classified into 13 are structure, super structure Base structure structure – economic system Super structure  – social, political, cultural and religious systems Change in mode of production leads to social change Change in mode of production initiates change in production technology Thereby change social relations of people to productive productive system Finally it produces social change in society.