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From a Marxist perspective, assess the claim that work in Capitalist society is both Alienating and Exploitative.
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From a Marxist perspective, assess the claim that work in Capitalist society is both Alienating and Exploitative. Marx refers to the dominant ideas, such as capitalism, as a ruling class Ideology. These Ideologies are distortions of reality, a false picture of society, which blinds members of society to the contradictions and conflicts of interest that are built into their relationships. As a result they tend to accept their situation as normal and natural, right and proper. In this way a false consciousness of reality is produced which helps to maintain the capitalist system. Marx believed that under capitalism exploitation is disguised by ideas of equality and freedom. The relationship between capitalist and wage labourer is defined as an equal exchange. The capitalist buys the labour power that the worker offers for hire. The worker is defined as a free agent as he or she has the freedom to choose...
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