WDW101Y1 Lecture : WDW340 February 5 2012.docx
Document Summary
Sociologists of inequality; fundamentally we live in structured unequal societies and this needs to be understood when examining institutions. Governments are not by the people for the people; they are by the dominant group for that group. Government in western liberal society is for capitalism (and for capitalists) Recognize what"s going on in governing and punishment is that people"s interests are being met but most dominant group is most satisfied. Restitutive rather than repressive punishment, celebration of superiority of social order over individual. Foucault - society is not liberal democratic or capitalist, not organic solidarity, but disciplined. Durkheim; things happen behind people"s backs, foucault is saying that we should resist modernity - not necessarily go back; personal freedom involves each of us to resist against the discipline of modernity. Foucault; modern systems of discipline emerged as products of intellectual/practical developments; science, math, military, industrial disciplines.