SOSC 1375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jeremy Bentham, Panopticon, Consumer Protection
13 Sep 2016
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Not broadcasted but used to combat crime. Individual rights vs safety debate: balances the rights for individuals to make a choice and the right to be safe. The modern city: return of the ancient village: everyone knows each other. Jeremy bentham thought that these violent punishments were wrong, that partaking in it would make us violent as well. Came up with an idea of the panopticon o. A society that is governed by the gaze. The subject must be willing to choose - transparency. Security example - hugs & kisses: a newborn baby has one bracelet and the parent has another - prevents anyone from stealing the baby. Surveillance technology: positive sides: credit history, negative sides: social media. Stacy snyder - she had her teaching degree and was about to be placed in a high school as a teacher. Posted a photo on myspace drinking alcohol. She was fired and then rejected from the university to completing her teaching degree.
