Paraphrase : There is something deeply conflicted about the

devotion to work, vocation, career as an ideal in

any society, but especially in one that has

zealously cast off so many of its other

repressions...

We (Americans) have all been so

oversocialized that unnatural devotion to toil

leaves its mark on every area of life. It could even

be argued that the most highly prized pleasures

have themselves become a form of work.

complete with their own uniforms, disciplines.

and special lingo.' -- Christopher Clausen,

professor

the process of rewording a given passage into a more concise manner.

Explanation:

Paraphrasing is the process of rewording a given passage into a more concised manner.

The above passage can be paraphrased into:

Christopher Clausen says that there is a conflicting nature among the common ideals of work, vocation and career especially the one that has gone through a lot hardships among the three.

Americans in an attempt to achieve these ideals have dedicated an abnormal amount of devotion. He says that every dream have become like a task with its own uniforms, disciplines and special lingo.

yes yes it does !