Contemporary society is a disciplinary society and is necessary to have. In Foucault’s book‚ Discipline and Punish‚ he explains the gradual change of 17th century punishments compared to the modern more gentle way of creating discipline and punishing people who commit crimes within society. Today’s society is based on norms that we have all adopted from birth‚ norms of public behavior and interaction; this has subconsciously created our disciplined society. In this paper I will refer to an example
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Description of an academic discipline. Sociology is‚ in the broadest sense‚ the study of human interactions as well as social trends and phenomena that impact behaviors of individuals. (Dressler‚ 1973) It is generally classified as one of the social sciences along with economics‚ psychology‚ and anthropology and was established as a subject in the late 18th century. Karl Marx‚ the founder of modern Communism‚ succeeded in stimulating the general public’s interest in the subject more than anyone
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A vigorous debate sprung from a panel discussion on new voter registration laws at the ABA Annual Meeting on Aug. 5‚ 2012. One of the principal issues in the examination was the voter identification requirement that is now endorsed beyond 30 states. The panel was conducted by Ashley Taylor‚ an associate at Troutman Sanders in Richmond‚ Va.‚ and involved South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson; Gerald Reynolds‚ general adviser for a utility in Louisville‚ Kentucky; Clarissa Martinez-De-Castro
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In Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish‚ he states that “[a] real subjection is born mechanically from a fictitious relation” (202). Real is the idea that something is fixed‚ permanent‚ and immovable. Fictitious’ however‚ is something that is not real or true. He that is exposed to the understanding of his actions and accepts the accountability to act spontaneously under the constraints of his own power becomes a standard to his own exposure. Basically‚ explaining that if you fake something as
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Strict rules in today‘s society for students as the heatedly discussed issue has been controversial since it is raised up. It is no doubt that these rules bring to young people some beneficial things. On the contrary‚ the negative aspects that cause damage to young people are much more than these rules benefits. So as far as I am concerned‚ I agree with the following statement that the rules are too strict to children. First and foremost‚ the strict rules cannot help young to plan for their social
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PARENTAL DISCIPLINE AND ABUSE Parental discipline and child abuse are among the most controversial topics currently‚ and they cause serious problems for children in the United States. Child abuse essentially focuses on the child’s bad behaviors and gives the child emotional and physical harms. Forms of abuse include spanking‚ hitting‚ saying negative things and corporal punishment. In fact‚ parental discipline is a much more appropriate way of dealing with negative behavior than using abusive
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subject of cheating in this day and age has gone hay wire. This is not a new phenomenon and it will continue to be talked about in the media and in schools for the rest of our lives. With our ever expanding technology‚ cell phones‚ iPads and Pods‚ children using tablets and swiping screens to play games‚ how can one not find the means to cheat? Our advancements and ease of inventions are beneficial but can be very damaging. We are tempted as humans to plagiarize and cheat more now than ever before
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will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of disciplining children. Firstly‚ it will evaluate the disadvantage side of disciplining children and it will include the bad relationship it can create between children and parents‚ lack of social interaction and then children can become verbally disrespectful. Secondly‚ it will argue on the advantages of disciplining children and it will include highly academic performances of children‚ develop respectful behaviours and then finally better self worth
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References: IPR.a (1987). Developing excellence.IPR. IPR.b (2012). Public Relations (PR) Disciplines. Available: http://www.ipr.org.uk/public-relations-pr-disciplines.html. Last accessed 22/05/2014. IPR.c (2012). How Can PR Boost Your Business. Available: http://www.ipr.org.uk/how-can-pr-boost-your-business.html. Last accessed 22/05/2014. McElreath
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Discipline and Management: Different Yet Related By Teresa Turnbough Grand Canyon University March 17‚ 2013 These are my word picture definitions. This was a fun part of the paper once I figured out how to make them! Discipline and management almost always go hand in hand. There are differences but yet they are very similar. You really cannot have one without the other. The same goes for behavior and misbehavior. Without these words in the education field‚ the classroom setting would
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