POLS 3470 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Rationality, Pastoralism, Materialism
9 Jan 2015
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4 ways in which capitalism alienates workers (according to marx): alienation from the act of working: capitalism turns workers into machines, alienation from the product of work: the product belongs to the capitalists and not the workers, alienation from other workers: industrial capitalism makes work competitive, alienation from human potential: capitalism turns work into a dull and de rather than co operative. humanizing experience. Seven characteristics of rational social organization: distinctive social organizations: specialized social institutions are a rational strategy to meet human needs efficiently, large scale organizations: in modern, rational society almost everyone works for, specialized tasks: members of modern societies are likely to have very, personal discipline: discipline is encouraged by our cultural values of large formal organizations. specialized jobs. achievement and success, awareness of time: modern people schedule events by the hour and minute, technical competence: most workers have to keep up with the latest skills and knowledge in their field to be successful.
