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social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > general philosophy > alienation
social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy and politics > alienation
social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy and sociology > alienation
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alienation  

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  • Alienation is the separation of an individual from another human being or group of people. The act of alienation is unfriendly and hurtful and causes the individual who is alienated to become excluded from a particular societal unit (i.e., family, community, school, state, government, etc.). [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Alienation]

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