BE SURE YOU ANSWER ALL PARTS OF EACH QUESTION
1. (20 points) What is the difference between objective and subjective alienation?Please explain the meaning of each and discuss how they differ.
2. (60 points).Hans Rosling, in the TED talk you were asked to watch, says that when his mother got a washing machine, to replace having to wash everything by hand, that she put clothes into the washing machine, and she took out books.
a. Explain how this statement reflects Marx’s theory of materialism, and of the relationship between the “base” and the “superstructure.” As part of your answer, be sure to define "materialism," base," and "superstructure." According to Marx, do changes in the base automatically and easily result in gradual changes in the superstructure?Why or why not?
b. In the late 1930s, Keynes' economic theories became increasingly accepted. How would a materialist explain this increased acceptance of Keynes' theories?As part of this answer, summarize the relevant Keynesian theory that you are discussing.
c. Many college students today accept Arlie Hochschild's theory of alienation. What is Hochschild's theory of alienation, and how would a materialist explain this contemporary acceptance by many college students?
3. (45 points) How would Budd and Zagelmeyer classify each of the following theorists, or groups of theorists, choosing from their categories of egoists; unitarists; pluralists; and critical theorists.Explain why you chose that category for each theorist.
a. Neo-liberals
b. Harry Braverman
c. Bruce Kaufman
4. (35 points).In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act (minimum wage; overtime after 40 hours of work a week; prohibition of child labor; regulation of safety and hours of work for teens), part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. As argued by the Wisconsin School, the regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the agencies that would enforce them constituted a new "institution" shaping work.
Employment relations theorists enthusiastically supported these regulations and other parts of the New Deal. The Institutionalists argued that the operation of labor markets depends on the institutions in which markets operate, and especially, that labor market outcomes can be better with the existence of some institutions than others. Explain this argument, using the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as an example.How did the FLSA improve the operation of labor markets and tend to raise wages?How did the FLSA reduce unemployment?As part of your answer, be sure to answer both questions and address all elements of the law –minimum wage, overtime, child labor prohibition, regulation of safety and hours of work for teens.