Compare and contrast

Compare and contrast Marx’s concept of alienation with Durkheim’s concept of anomie. Are their responses to the negative effects of modernity or modern capitalism essentially different?

Assignment Instructions:

1. Where relevant use a primary source – that is, read a section of Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Simmel, etc, rather than rely on articles that other people have written about these authors’ works and ideas.

2. Use good secondary source material, that is, academic books, book chapters and journal articles.

3. In addition to the textbook and dossier, you need approximately 4 additional readings (books and/or journal articles)

4. Do not use Wikipedia or other Internet encyclopaedias.

5. Search through the Griffith library on-line database to find relevant refereed journal articles. Any of the following will be useful: Proquest, Expanded Academic, Social Sciences Index, Jstor. Get some help from the library if you are having difficulty. There is an on-line tutorial that is highly recommended.

6. Do not cite or quote from study notes.

7. Keep your quotations to a minimum – do not use quotations to fill in ideas that you need to work out yourself in your own words and writing style.

8. Do at least 2 drafts and ask an appropriate person to read your essay so they can tell you what they did or didn’t understand, what was or wasn’t clearly expressed.

9. If you are unsure of something or need some direction, talk to your tutor or the unit coordinator.

10. Do a spell check before submitting the assignment.

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