Quote by Charles Wright Mills on Society and Self-Alienation

„Each day men sell little pieces if themselves in order to try to buy then back each night and weekend.“

Charles Wright MillsCharles Wright Mills describes how men sell small parts of themselves daily to buy them back at night.
PreviousNext

Charles Wright Mills was an American sociologist who examined modern societies and the role of intellectuals.

This quote critically reflects the alienating effect of modern societies on the individual and the dynamic between work and personal life.


Translation or original: 🇩🇪Click here

Quelle: Hier klicken

i

3.0 / 5

Quote image by Charles Wright Mills about society and self-alienation

Charles Wright Mills (1916–1962) was an American sociologist. His work examined postwar societies and the interaction of political, military, and economic elites. His best-known works include “The Power Elite,” “White Collar: The American Middle Classes,” and “The Sociological Imagination.”

Quote image featuring Charles Wright Mills on work, personality, and white-collar lifeCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
/
0 Comments
"When white-collar people get jobs, they sell not only their time and energy, but their personalities as well. They sell by the week, or month, their smiles and their kindly gestures, and they must practice that prompt repression of resentment and aggression." Charles Wright Mills
Read more
Erich Fromm quote image about modern man's alienation from himself, others, and natureCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
/
0 Comments
"Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his life forces as an investment which must bring him the maximum profit obtainable under existing market conditions." Erich Fromm
Read more
Image featuring a quote by Charles Bukowski about the frustrations of daily work lifeCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
/
0 Comments
"How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 6:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money for somebody else and were asked to be grateful for the opportunity to do so?" Charles Bukowski
Read more
0 replies

Leave a Reply

Want to join the discussion?
Feel free to contribute!

Leave a Reply

Quote by Charles Wright Mills on Authority and JustificationQuote image by Charles Wright Mills about authority, moral symbols, and the justification of ruleCopyright © yoice.net – Quote ArtworkLeo Tolstoi quote about the consequences of tolerating wickednessCopyright © yoice.net – Quote ArtworkThe Wicked Become Worse – Leo Tolstoy