1. According to Karl Marx, workers experience “alienation” in the workplace. What does it mean to say they are “alienated”? Name two of the three ways they are alienated, based on your reading of Ritzer’s text.
2. Use what you know about critical theory to discuss Facebook and the culture industry. According to Ritzer, what is mass culture, and what is the culture industry? Would Facebook be considered a part of the culture industry? Having considered these arguments, do you agree or disagree that Facebook is a part of the “culture industry”?
