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This 8 page paper examines the theories of Marx and Durkheim. Various concepts are explored such as alienation and anomie.
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freed. Before that, slave labor was an option. People worked for nothing in return. Even today, some people contend that prison labor is akin to slave labor, and also, labor
derived from illegal aliens is often something that is different from that of documented workers. The black market sees some curious labor arrangements and even on the home front, it
is sometimes argued that the labor involved in keeping the home is not compensated. Interestingly, the division of labor would be altered throughout history in different ways and for various
reasons. One may divide it by class, gender and so forth. In studying sociology, different theorists have different views on the topic. According to a student writing on this subject,
both Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx examine the consequences of the transition from agrarian to industrialized societies. The Industrial Revolution above all gave way to a factory-centered civilization which was
characterized by mass production (ODonnell, 1996). Thousands of identical products were made on assembly lines by workers who performed specific, synchronized, repetitive tasks (ODonnell, 1996). In order to perform these
tasks, the workers would have to be trained. From the industrial revolution sprang new industries where workers emerged as skilled as opposed to unskilled. Many of the skills they acquired
were specific. From there, new trades were born. The workers in society were transformed as well. Marx for example-according to the student-looked at the idea of alienation where ones
status or role would shift from artisan or farmer, to that of a factory worker. This alienation, or a sense of disconnectedness, is something that is vital for happiness. It
is capitalism that is directly linked with alienation and what defines society, according to Marx, is social class. Social class is related to money to a great extent. At
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