Alienisation And The Labour Process

Question 1

What are all the aspects of alienation

Answer 1

Meaningless - Work is seen as pointless, only making up one small part of a finished product.

Isolation - Friendships are hard to form, and workers feel like cogs in a machine.

Self estrangement - Worker feels their full potential is not being fulfilled, with no Creativity or self-expression.

Powerlessness - Worker has no control over decisions made.

Question 2

Blauner

Answer 2

Blauner believed alienation and job satisfaction was influenced by the technology (machinery) involved in work, and the amount of control it gave workers - he referred to this as technological determinism.