Karl Marx observed that workers produce virtually everything but get only a small portion of reward for it while the owners do little work and make large rewards off the labor of those who work for them. What is the term for this phenomenon?

A. alienation
B. exploitation
C. ideology
D. class consciousness


Answer: B

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