Alienation
From Freepedia
Alienation is estrangement or splitting apart. The term has specialized meanings in a variety of disciplines.
- In law, "alienation" refers to a transfer of title of ownership to another party.
- In medicine, "alienation" can refer to a splitting apart of the faculties of the mind.
- An "alienist" is an old name for a psychiatrist, who attempts to reintegrate an alienated mind.
- In sociology and critical social theory, social alienation refers to the individual's estrangement from traditional community and others in general in
See also
External links
- Marx's Theory of Alienation by István Mészáros
- AlieNation: A Map Of Despair by CrimethInc
