1. To what extent is contemporary U.S. society still agrarian? To what extent is it industrial? In what ways is our society postindustrial?
2. Identify several modern examples of Marx’s idea of false consciousness. What are some of the consequences of widespread false consciousness in a society?
3. Have you or your friends or family worked in jobs that were alienating? How accurately does Marx describe the characteristics of these jobs?
4. According to Weber, how does modern social life produce alienation? Why is it reasonable to say that, of the three classical thinkers, Weber was the most pessimistic about modern society?