The division of labor is one of the most important aspects of capitalism. Capitalists are often keen on investing in labor to get returns. According to Liu and Shang, “the value of all goods and services (all commodity value) is created by human labor,” (199). As such, a capitalist will be keen on ensuring that the amount of money used in buying labor is less than the value generated by using the same labor. During the industrial revolution, capitalists noted that the best way of getting the highest value from human labor is to promote the division of labor. Division of labor makes it possible for one to acquire more skills in a given area through a specialization. It makes one more efficient in undertaking a given duty over a given period. However, Litan and Schramm say that some scholars have criticized the division of labor, claiming that it makes people function like machines (25). It creates an environment where capitalists focus on how much more they can get from people who work for them without giving due consideration to their social needs. Unlike machines, human beings have feelings and they have their limits. There is a way in which they have to be treated to get the best out of them. Failing to take into consideration their socio-emotional needs may have a serious negative impact on their productivity. In the structure of this paper, the first part introduces the topic. The paper then focuses on the differences between the social division of labor and the detailed division of labor. The Babbage principle and Rice’s play are also analyzed to help in understanding the relevance of the division of labor in a capitalist mode of production. The next section looks at the social consequences of the capitalist organization of products before concluding this topic. The last section is a list of works cited in the paper. Social Division of Labor and the Detail Division of Labor According to Liu and Shang, division of labor is an aspect of the capitalist mode of production that became very important during the time of the industrial revolution (201). The industrialists realized that people were spending more time moving from one point to another. Time was also lost when one switched from undertaking one task to another. Through the division of labor, movement of human labor within the workplace was significantly reduced and people gained more skills and became more efficient working on a specific field. Specialization became relevant because of the division of labor. It is important to look at the difference between the social division of labor and the detailed division of labor. According to Fraser, the social division of labor is “the social structural foundation of the specialized commodity production divided between industries, firms, and occupations of workers, or the technical division of tasks,” (168). López-Córdova says that social division of labor is “an important factor in determining the rate of technological development, the extent of stratification and inequality, and the degree for socio-cultural solidarity and cohesion,” (190). On the other hand, Litan and Schramm say that “the detailed division of labor breaks the manufacturing of a product down into sim