SOSC 3992 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pinko, The Exploited, Louis Althusser

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 3992
• Professor: Allyson Lunny

Document Summary

Differences between state apparatus and ideological state apparatus. Apparently a disparate body: the family, the educational system, the communication system (see p. 110-111) But they actually function in a unified way, despite their diversity and contradictions. This unification is found in the hegemony (authority, dominance) of the ruling class throughout the isas. How is the reproduction of the relations of production secured? (cid:862)(cid:374)o (cid:272)lass (cid:272)a(cid:374) hold tate po(cid:449)e(cid:396) o(cid:448)e(cid:396) a lo(cid:374)g pe(cid:396)iod of ti(cid:373)e without at the same time exercising its hege(cid:373)o(cid:374)(cid:455) o(cid:448)e(cid:396) a(cid:374)d i(cid:374) the state ideologi(cid:272)al appa(cid:396)atuses(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1005)(cid:1006)(cid:895) Middle ages: feudal, monarchy state (sa) + the church (isa), which provided not only religious functions, but educational and cultural ones too. Shift to industrial, modern capitalism (revolutions and general dissolution of monarchy states) A transfer of state power from the feudal aristocracy to the merchant-capitalist bourgeoisie (a long struggle) Church loses ideological ascendancy to the schools (foucault will also pick up on this)