現代人的疏離與焦慮

Recently I'm doing a lot of reading due to the classes' required materials, but coincindentally they have some interesting topics overlapped with each other, which are the modern people's anxiety and alienation. Here are some interpretations when scholars tried to analyze the root of this common experience in our daily life:
From the hostorical point of view:
1. The effect of Post-War disillusionment and postmodern mentalities
2. The effect of Rationalism and The Industry Revolution