sentence: Alienation is how people understand themselves in relation to their entire society.
sentences_before: In sociology, alienation is a more complex and difficult idea.
sentences_after: A good example of this is how people think of themselves when they are working and doing a job. Karl Marx wrote about this. This kind of alienation happens when people do work that they are not interested in or find boring. However in almost all societies some people may have to do jobs that they don't like because they need to make money. This can be seen as a type of alienation because a person's true feelings and their actions are separated and unrelated.
concept_name: alienation
headings: Alienation
categories: Sociology Philosophy