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CLEP Intro to Sociology

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What may happen if workers are treated like machines and must perform repetitive actions while having little say in practices that affect them?
  1. Alienation of the worker
  2. Deregulation of the bureaucracy
  3. Alienation of the manager
  4. More regulation of the bureaucracy
  5. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: A - When workers feel they are being treated like machines and that they don’t have a voice in their work circumstance, the workers experience alienation. Alienation leads to unhappy workers and may increase how often employers must replace employees who leave. Alienation can occur in any type of job, especially jobs that focus on repetitive actions and regulations.
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