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Self-Estrangement Article

I plan on adding a more concrete definition to the term self-estrangement. Also, I plan on adding how it contributes to Marx's theory of alienation and how it is an aspect of alienation in general. Also, I plan to go into what Seeman has to say about self-estrangement and how it is one of the dimensions he studied in alienation. Also, I will contribute how self-estrangement acts in certain age groups or places or things and how it effects a person's life. Next, i will contribute how to fix self-estrangement. I also will contribute more reliable sources.

Sources

1.THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ALIENATION: KARL MARX AND ADAM SMITH

(http://df9uh2wc8b.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabiglobal&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Oxford+Economic+Papers+%28pre-1986%29&rft.atitle=ADAM+SMITH%27S+CONCEPT+OF+ALIENATION&rft.au=Lamb%2C+Robert&rft.aulast=Lamb&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=1973-07-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=275&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Oxford+Economic+Papers+%28pre-1986%29&rft.issn=00307653&rft_id=info:doi/)

2.https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/Economic-Philosophic-Manuscripts-1844.pdf

3.http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2928&context=theses

4.THEORETICAL STRUCTURE OF ADOLESCENT ALIENATION: A MULTIGROUP CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

(http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/195942662/BF77D9C579B5484BPQ/3?accountid=10901)

5.CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SEEMAN'S CONCEPT OF ALIENATION

(http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/stable/23261555?seq=10#page_scan_tab_contents)

6.The mediating role of alienation in the development of maladjustment in youth exposed to community violence

(http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/305484980/60F14C58D294676PQ/4?accountid=10901)

7.Is there work alienation in post-industrial America? An analysis of technical and social relations in today's changing labor force

(http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/304596817/9A39CC232C0441C9PQ/20?accountid=10901)

8.School Alienation: Gender, Socio-economic Status and Anger in High School Adolescents

(http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/236993843/9A39CC232C0441C9PQ/27?accountid=10901)

9.The effect of alienation on the professional identity of student teachers

(http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/304462606/9A39CC232C0441C9PQ/30?accountid=10901)

10.The relationship between feelings of alienation and burnout in social work

(http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/230153781/9A39CC232C0441C9PQ/42?accountid=10901)

11.A GENERAL SEMANTICS APPROACH TO REDUCING STUDENT ALIENATION

(http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/204060167/9A39CC232C0441C9PQ/64?accountid=10901)

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Week 6

TOPICS I WILL COVER IN THE ARTICLE

• how self-estrangement contributes to alienation
• self-estrangement's effects on adolescents and adults and their work life
• how to reduce self-estrangement
• "To reduce student alienation, the study and practice of general semantics would have to empower the students in the experimental groups to be more in control of their lives and to more closely identify with the goals of learning. This was successfully accomplished using three basic approaches: 1. students were taught general semantics formulations and techniques for making effective evaluations and decisions; 2.students were instructed in general semantics problem solving methods; and 3. students were provided with a general semantics philosophy for thinking and for more mature behavior." (http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/204060167/9A39CC232C0441C9PQ/64?accountid=10901)
• "Hegel grasps man’s self-estrangement, the alienation of man’s essence, man’s loss of objectivity and his loss of realness as self-discovery, manifestation of his nature, objectification and realization. " (https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/Economic-Philosophic-Manuscripts-1844.pdf ) (a better understanding of the definition)
• "we may start by considering five logically distinct psychological states suggested by Seeman (1959) as being encompassed by alienation These are the feelings of powerlessness , meaninglessness , normlessness , isolation, and self estrangement." (http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2928&context=theses) (how it is a part of the 5 psychological states of alienation)
• "*Self-estrangement: The sense that one's labors have no relationship to one's sense of self."( http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/230153781/9A39CC232C0441C9PQ/42?accountid=10901)
• self-estrangement even though it is a small factor, still contributes to alienation ,which is strongly to burnout at work.
• "self-estrangement (a state characterized by feelings of detachment toward situations)" (http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/docview/204060167/9A39CC232C0441C9PQ/64?accountid=10901)

LINKING UP KEY IDEAS

• Karl Marx
• Melvin Seeman

WHAT IS MISSING

• more background on where the idea came from
• more concrete definition
• how it affects individuals

THINGS I WILL IMPROVE

• add a better understanding of self-estrangement and its contribution to alienation
• add how it effects different individuals
• add how it can be reduced

Draft

Self-estrangement is the idea spoken by Karl Marx and Melvin Seeman(1959) in Marx's theory of alienation and is a part of Seeman's five logically distinct psychological states that encompasses alienation. As spoken by Marx, self-estrangement is "the alienation of man’s essence, man’s loss of objectivity and his loss of realness as self-discovery, manifestation of his nature, objectification and realization."Self-estrangement is when a person feels alienated from others and society as a whole.This is where a person is first alienated from the products of labour (i.e. alienation from the things that we buy in stores or produce in factories or offices). A person might then be alienated from the process of work, which is an alienation from creativity. Following this, self-estrangement can be defined when a person may feel alienated from themselves as a result of these previous two circumstances. Self-estrangement also effects people's feelings others and themselves making them feel alienated from all aspects of their lives. It is a feeling of being a stranger to oneself or parts of oneself.

Sociologists on Self-estrangement

Karl Marx

In Marx's theory of alienation, he states that self-estrangement is the feeling of being alienated from people and things around you. Karl Marx's theory focused more on the self-estrangement aspect in man's work. He further explain it by saying that self-estrangement is the alienation of man from himself an his feelings, man’s loss of purpose, objectification of himself to think he isn't good enough and realization of that. If you deny self-estrangement, then you are confirming it as well; by dismissing it you are acknowledging that it is there. Marx states that self-estrangement is a huge factor in alienation.

Melvin Seeman

Melvin Seeman defined the meaning of alienation in his work On the Meaning of Alienation(1959). Seeman states that alienation is identified by five alternative meanings: powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, isolation, and self-estrangement. Self-estrangment in relation to society is esentially being something less than what one might ideally be if the circumstances in society were different, and being insecure and conforming to society's expectations in all aspects of himself. Futhermore, he mentions that alienation is man's loss of pride and satisfaction from doing their work and therefore feeling alienated.

Robert K. Merton

Robert K. Merton doesn't directly define self-estrangement in his Theory of Deviancy, but he does touch upon the concept of self-estrangement. In his theory he mentions cultural goals and institutional means. Cultural goals are the ideas and aspirations you reach for and the institutional means are the steps and actions you take to achieve those aspirations.  Merton considers ritualism the acceptance of the means but the forfeit of the goals. Ritualists continue to subscribe to the means, but they have rejected the overall goal; this makes them feel alienated from their work causing self-estrangement. They work because they know they have to, not because they have a goal or reason they are doing the work.

Effects of Self-estrangement

Working People

Self-estrangement in workers is revealed in feelings of working just for a salary, doing your job just to get it out of the way, or doing your work to please others.Self-estrangement even though it is a small factor, still contributes to alienation ,which contributes strongly to burnout at work. Self-estrangement may provoke a different forms of psychic distress that more potentially evokes symptoms of burnout, or manifestations of stress that ruin work life.

Adolescents

Self-estrangement is shown a lot in low self-esteem adolescents. It is revealed in the feelings of being bored of life and feeling like there is no purpose.