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Labour and Value: Rethinking Marx’s Theory of Exploitation

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Reviewed:: May 6, 2024 by Sociology

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Overview:

This open education resource text examines Marx’s Theory of Exploitation on historical and modern labor and price. The book includes an overview of capitalism, economics, and social stratification associated with work, labor, and value. The text is available in PDF and HTML formats and is downloadable to e-devices for off-line viewing and printing.

Type of Material:

Open textbook
Reference material

Recommended Uses:

In-class
Homework
Individual assignment
Team assignment
Lecture

Technical Requirements:

Internet browser
Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF files)

Identify Major Learning Goals:

1) Explore descriptive and normative approaches to the theory of capitalist exploitation.

2) Understand the authors interpretation of Marx’s theory of exploitation.

Target Student Population:

College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Prerequisite introductory course in Politics, Economics and or SociologyPrerequisite introductory course in Politics, Economics and or Sociology

Content Quality

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Strengths:

The text is well organized and adaptable as an openly licensed source.
The text integrates sociological research, real world scenarios, and perspective for social policy debate.

Concerns:

The text does not examine diverse perspectives or alternative theories related to work and economy.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Information is supported by research.
Examples are well represented to reflect the theoretical perspective and concepts.
Excellent supplemental resource

Concerns:

The resource does not include section summaries, key terms or glossary, recommendations for further research, or ancillary materials to support learning and knowledge development. Resource requires some level of prerequisite knowledge prior to use. Learning objectives could be supported for the material but none are offered with the resource. Same goes for curriculum assignments and measurement of student outcomes.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:: Open Book Publishers offers the text via Online through Download and through the purchase of a printed edition. Offers PDF reader. It is organized and well written.
Concerns:: The text is not formatted with headers and alt text to improve accessibility on assistive devices. There is little engagement other than reading and terminology which a beginner might need. Recommended for use at a upper level college.

Other Issues and Comments:: Appropriate open education resource for sociology courses related to work and economy, stratification, and classical theory.
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