A glossary for the social epidemiology of work organisation: part 2 Terms from the sociology of work and organisations

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The term “alienation” is derived from the Marxian concept that work is central to the well-being of all people. When Marx perceived that, under the conditions of nascent capitalism, workers were being de-skilled and psychologically disinvested in their work, he described them as being alienated.3