Dustin, a carpenter, works for a large furniture factory. He must follow strict plans and cannot be creative. He feels distant from his coworkers and he finds his work tedious and unrewarding. Sociologists would see Dustin as being
A) lazy.
B) insubordinate.
C) tired.
D) alienated.

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Dustin's feelings of being distant from his coworkers, finding his work tedious and unrewarding, and not being able to be creative suggest that he is experiencing alienation. Alienation occurs when workers feel disconnected from the product of their labor, the process of their work, and/or the people they work with.

Dustin, a Carpenter, Works for a Large Furniture Factory