On The Meaning of Alienation

Seeman, Melvin

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“…Alienated human beings feel anxious, guilty and unhappy. Seeman (1959) brought the discussion on alienation from philosophy to the social sciences and developed scales to measure degrees of alienation. Seeman (1959) defined alienation as the discrepancy between personal expectations and rewards in the context of modern society.…”

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“…Seeman (1959) brought the discussion on alienation from philosophy to the social sciences and developed scales to measure degrees of alienation. Seeman (1959) defined alienation as the discrepancy between personal expectations and rewards in the context of modern society. His concrete notion of alienation consists of six dimensions: powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, social isolation, cultural isolation and self-isolation (Park, 1996).…”

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Does a money‐is‐all attitude cause alienation? A cross‐cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden

Kim

2014

Int J Consumer Studies

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Money is increasingly being attributed more value in society, although a money-is-all attitude decreases social relationships and increases alienation in modern, industrialized societies. This research investigated the influence of this money-is-all attitude on alienation based on a cross-cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden. The money-is-all attitude was defined as a perspective in which money is regarded as an indicator of achievement or success.Self-administered online surveys were conducted with consumers ranging between the ages of 20 to 49 in Korea, the US and Sweden. The money-is-all attitude and alienation seemed to be more pervasive in Korea than in the US or Sweden. The money-is-all attitude was the factor with the strongest influence on alienation when controlling for sociodemographic factors. Furthermore, participation in sports activities was an important factor in decreasing alienation levels. The findings of this research imply that materialistic ways of thinking increase alienation and that money cannot contribute to human happiness and well-being. In addition, active participation in social activities can decrease alienation.The research results suggest that a materialistic, money-is-all attitude negatively influences alienation across cultures; in addition, in the US, an affluent consumption-based country, the money-is-all attitude had more explanatory power for alienation than in Sweden and Korea. A change in values to overcome the money-is-all attitude is required and the concepts of sufficiency and mindfulness are suggested as alternative life perspectives for the pursuit of well-being.

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Section: Alienation: Definition and Measurementmentioning

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Section: Alienation: Definition and Measurementmentioning

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Does a money‐is‐all attitude cause alienation? A cross‐cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden

Kim

2014

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…Sociological alienation was thus assessed on a group or a social systems level by using epi-phenomenological categories such as 'powerlessness' and 'normlessness' (Seeman, 1959) to describe socio-pathological conditions.…”

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Concept redundancy and contamination in employee commitment research: Current problems and future directions

Roodt

2004

SA j ind psychol

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It is generally accepted that employee commitment has a significant impact on organisational performance. The primary goal of this article is to indicate that the ‘commitment/involvement’ concept did not evolve in an evolutionary and progressive fashion. Several problems in the development course of mainly three streams of research literature are indicated. Arguments are presented for indicating causes of concept contamination and even redundancy. In order to bridge these problems, a motivational approach as an integrating mechanism on a metatheoretical level is presented as a solution. The outcomes thereof should lead to better order on a theoretical level and to the parsimonious use of commitment concepts.<p> <strong>Opsomming</strong> <br>Dit word algemeen aanvaar dat werknemertoewyding ’n duidelike impak op organisasieprestasie het. Die primêre doel van hierdie artikel is om aan te dui dat die ontwikkeling van die ‘betrokkenheid/toewydings-’ konsep nie evolusionêr en progressief verloop het nie. Verskeie probleme in die ontwikkelingsgang van hoofsaaklik drie strome navorsingsliteratuur word aangedui. Argumente word aangevoer wat op oorsake van konsepkontaminasie en selfs -oorbodigheid dui. Ten einde hierdie probleme te oorkom, word ’n motiveringsbenadering as integrerende meganisme op ’n meta-teoretiese vlak as oplossing voorgehou. Die uitkoms daarvan behoort tot beter orde op teoretiese vlak en tot die spaarsamige gebruik van toewydingskonsepte te lei

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“…These touched a variety of facets of the concept "alienation" (Seeman 1959) and were worded sometimes in an alienated and sometimes in an unalienated direction. In a manner similar to the Srole anomia scale (Srole 1956), the responses were scored from 0 to 3, depending upon the degree to which the response reflected personal alienation from the dominant society and its standards.…”

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Acculturation, Access, and Alcohol in a Tri‐Ethnic Community¹

Graves

1967

American Anthropologist

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Gross ellrnic diJere)tces in excessive drinking arid other Jorrtts ojsocial-problem behavior among Indians, Spanish-A mericans, and Anglo-A m&ans living if$ a single Southwestern community, as well as a itride range of willrin-group diJerences i n such behavior, serve as the confronting problem. A random sample OJ all adults in the community was interviewed, using a variety of structured and semistructured procedures.The differential effects of acculturation and economic access on socid and psychological pressures for and controls against ensaging in deviant behavior among the two minority groups are analyzed for their explanatwy power. A n initial paradox involving differences in Spanish and Indian response to amdturation is resolsed, and implications of the resultsfor general acculturation theory are then dra-m. LMOST everyone working with AmericanA Indians living in and around their various reservations is confronted by acute displays of hostility, apathy, violence, and despair. These symptoms of social and psychic disorganization are epitomized by the high rates of heavy drinking and drunkenness that typically accompany them. The social costs of such disorganization are high (Stewart 1964) ; the psychic costs to the Indians themselves are immeasurable?That such social and psychological disorganization inevitably accompanies rapid culture change is a widespread notion within the field of anthropology, now being qualified by the accumulating impact of a series 01 studies with contrary conclusions. From this dialogue has emerged a far more interesting research question: under what conditioizs is acculluration accompanied by symnptonis o/ social and psychological disorganizatiorc, and under what conditions is i t not? As data accumulate on this issue, not only will our theoretical understanding of the acculturation process grow, but also the applied worker will learn what variables in the lives of a group undergoing acculturative change should be the most strategic focus of his attention if the pressures of such change are to be ameliorated. It is hoped that this paper may make a contribution to both of these ends. BACKGROUND: DRINKING AND DEVIANCE

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On The Meaning of Alienation

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Does a money‐is‐all attitude cause alienation? A cross‐cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden

Does a money‐is‐all attitude cause alienation? A cross‐cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden

Concept redundancy and contamination in employee commitment research: Current problems and future directions

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Does a money‐is‐all attitude cause alienation? A cross‐cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden

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Concept redundancy and contamination in employee commitment research: Current problems and future directions

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