Marx's Theory of Alienation In Sociology

Alienation means the lack of power, control and fulfillment experienced by workers in capitalist societies which the means of producing goods are privately owned and controlled

Work under capitalism alienated individuals from themselves since work is no longer a joy, but simply a means to earn wages to survive

Anomie is used to indicate a set of phenomena whereby the norms of social structures enter into crisis following an extension of the division of labor