CAS350H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Jacques Derrida, Louis Althusser, Labour Power
Document Summary
Ideology and ideological state apparatuses, by french marxist philosopher louis althusser among his students were jacques derrida and michel foucault ruling class uses the repressive state apparatuses (rsa) to dominate the working class. Takes form of government, courts, police and armed forces. Purpose: timely intervention to politics in favour of the interests of the ruling class. Primary function in society: administration of violent repression. Belongs in public domain array of social institutions that propagate many ideologies: ideological apparatuses of the state (isa) religious isa, the educational isa, the family isa, the legal isa, the political isa, the communications isa, the cultural isa. Diverse in nature and plural in function. Primary function in society: dissemination of ideology. Reinforce power of the ruling class educational institutions (e. g. schools), media outlets, churches, social and sports clubs and the family. Described as psychosocial: aim to inculcate ways of seeing and evaluating things, events and class relations.
