Foucault states "On the whole, therefore, one can speak of the formations of a disciplinary society in this movement that stretches the enclosed disciplines, a sort of social "quarantine", to an indefinitely generalizible mechanism of panopticism" (254). Here lies a problem with the whole concept of trying to discipline a society. ...
Social stratification exists in every society; it's human nature to classify everything from rocks to humans. The unfortunate side effect of classifying people according to their income, is that we stereotype the lower class as being of less worth than those with greater income. Children who are bor...
Foucault and Mass Media When people hear the words "mass media", most of them think of it as medium of communication that is designed to reach the mass of the people (Webster's). What happens when this communication reaches the masses? This is were many of us recieve the information we live...
The family is the fundamental basis of our society. Without the family we simply would cease to exist. Even if men and women were to continue reproducing, our society would certainly fail without the strength of the family to raise the children and make new leaders out of them. Karl Marx and Adam...
Memories of the Alhambra The novel, Memories of the Alhambra, by Nash Candelaria tells the story of a man's search for the roots of his heritage. The novel takes place some time shortly after World War II. The main characters of the novel are Jose Rafa, his wife Theresa Rafa, and his son Joe Rafa. ...