John McWhorter thinks he has hit upon the reason so many blacks continue to respond to today’s America with an alienation that is “disconnected from current reality.” Why is it that earlier ...

In the “Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844,” Karl Marx outlines a theory of the bleak consequences of modern industrialization ― the experience of being alienated from one’s work, one’s ...

Aging, an inescapable part of the human experience, is often accompanied by significant social, psychological, and physical changes. The concept of alienation, initially grounded in Marxist theory, ...

A sexual assault survivor mentions feeling disconnected from people with whom she once felt close. Another explains that he feels like a stranger to himself. In interview after interview with my ...