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A sociological study of alienation
The aim of this study is to illuminate the problems which arise in seeking to test Marx's theory of alienation empirically, and to assess the contributions of empirical studies of alienation to circumvent some of these problems. Firstly, a framework is constructed to analyse different theories of al...
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| author | Bekker, Ann Michaud |
| author2 | Hare, Paul |
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| description | The aim of this study is to illuminate the problems which arise in seeking to test Marx's theory of alienation empirically, and to assess the contributions of empirical studies of alienation to circumvent some of these problems. Firstly, a framework is constructed to analyse different theories of alienation. Next, Marx's theory is so analysed, as well as a ruler of other empirical studies. This theory and these studies are critically assessed. In conclusion, it is shown that Marx's theory needs elaboration especially with regard to the conception of 11 class consciousness". Empirical studies of this theory, moreover, tend to be either too confined in theoretical scope, on the one hand, or too divergent from the basic Marxist approach, on the other. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/38887 A sociological study of alienation Bekker, Ann Michaud Hare, Paul Sociology The aim of this study is to illuminate the problems which arise in seeking to test Marx's theory of alienation empirically, and to assess the contributions of empirical studies of alienation to circumvent some of these problems. Firstly, a framework is constructed to analyse different theories of alienation. Next, Marx's theory is so analysed, as well as a ruler of other empirical studies. This theory and these studies are critically assessed. In conclusion, it is shown that Marx's theory needs elaboration especially with regard to the conception of 11 class consciousness". Empirical studies of this theory, moreover, tend to be either too confined in theoretical scope, on the one hand, or too divergent from the basic Marxist approach, on the other. 2023-09-27T10:08:06Z 2023-09-27T10:08:06Z 1974 2023-09-27T09:32:05Z Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38887 eng application/pdf Department of Sociology Faculty of Humanities |
| spellingShingle | Sociology Bekker, Ann Michaud A sociological study of alienation |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A sociological study of alienation |
| title_full | A sociological study of alienation |
| title_fullStr | A sociological study of alienation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A sociological study of alienation |
| title_short | A sociological study of alienation |
| title_sort | sociological study of alienation |
| topic | Sociology |
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