Gail has been working as a seamstress for 20 years, but her job is soon going to be changed drastically as the plant she works in becomes automated. According to Marxist theory, Gail may become alienated when this happens because

A. management has control over the modes of production.
B. management has control over the means of production.
C. management has control over production rewards.
D. management has control over production quotas


Answer: B

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