Sociology 2169 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Job Satisfaction, Job Security, Sex Segregation
7 Apr 2017
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What is alienation: alienation explains how work under capitalism is structured to render workers powerless. Workers are objectively alienated from: what they produce, the process of production, themselves and their creative outlet, other people managers, co-workers, etc. They have very little control of their work and this is objective in nature. Jobs offer limited opportunities for personal growth and self-fulfillment. Focuses on the absence of intrinsic rewards: measures feelings of powerlessness, meaninglessness, social isolation, self estrangement and normlessness. Sources of alienation: technologies, bureaucratic work organizations, modern mass society in general. Focus on the subjective (cid:494)feelings(cid:495) of alienation and self-reports of workers. **comparison of marx(cid:495)s alienation and social-psychological alienation: objective vs. subjective feelings, different sources of alienation. Prevalence of job satisfaction (cid:498)all in all, how satisfied are you with your job? (cid:499) Over three quarters of workers are satisfied with their jobs. Slightly declining rates over the past 40 years.
