Question

Marx argued that __________ happens when a worker is separated from the product of her work.

A) Alienation
B) Equality
C) Communism
D) Happiness

Answer 1

The answer is A.  Alienation

Answer 2

Marx argued that alienation happens when a worker is separated from the product of her work. Correct answer: A

Marx developed the idea of alienation in the 1844 Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts. Marx believed that alienation is a systematic result of capitalism, the isolating, dehumanizing, and disenchanting effects of working within a capitalist system of production. Workers are alienated by the bourgeoisie, who own the means of production.