Which of the following is a true expression of Marx's concept of alienation?
A)Alienation is the result of low wages.
B)Alienation is the result of work that prevents the full development of human potential.
C)Alienation means the separation and distinction of one social class from another.
D)The capitalistic system does not inevitably mean a life of alienation for workers.

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Marx's concept of alienation refers to the estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of living in a society of stratified social classes. The theory argues that the capitalist mode of production leads to workers being alienated from their labor, the products of their labor, and their own self-development, because their work is controlled by others and geared towards the profit motives of the capitalist, rather than the fulfillment of the worker's own human potential.

Which of the Following Is a True Expression of Marx's