Print) (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rssr18 Die mens en werk: 'n Sosiologiese beskouing L. van der Merwe To cite this article: L. van der Merwe (1987) Die mens en werk: 'n Sosiologiese beskouing,. Man arid work: A sociological perspective. Man's involvement in work has changed over the ages. Work was originally .: viewed as punishment. The Protestant work ethic and, to a lesser extent, rapid technological growth and industrialization have lead however, in the course of time, to a new meaning being attached to work. A situation has developed where workers attach an Intrinsic value to work as opposed to a mainly extrinsic value previously attached thereto. The fast-growing technology and accompanying industrialization have also lead to a negative effect upon the work situation, namely, alienation. Alienation refers to the feeling a worker experiences when he no longer > , , >' feels himself Invofved In his work situation. Various assumptions exist with regard to man In hjs work situation.
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