SOC219H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: The Hidden Curriculum, Dialectic, Hegemonic Masculinity
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Surveillance, normalization, and knowledge is power (not something one person has) According to foucault, is exercised by those more powerful than their subordinates in order to make their subordinates behave in ways in which the ones in power wish them to. Power structures not only control people"s actions directly, but indirectly whereby people become easier to control to the extent that they discipline themselves to act in line with the wishes of the person or organization that controls them. According to foucault, it is a repressive device used to control and prevent deviant behaviour. Women"s lack of socialization and structure used to justify programs of extensive surveillance. Don"t pick fights but be ready to fight. Observer and the observed are known to each other. Women inmates more likely to suffer from mental illness. Five guiding principles: empowerment, meaningful/responsibility choices, respect and dignity, supportive environment, and shared responsibility. Looking at how people come to be processed and labeled as criminals.
