1. Classical Marxist theories have served as a springboard of inspiration for a variety of contemporary theorists challenging the existing state of society and seeking social justice and a fair society. Consequently‚ feminist standpoint theories‚ theories that represent a specific disposition‚ align with common themes found throughout Marxist interpretations of society‚ with an emphasis on the development of individual schemas dependent upon the relationship between the individual and their
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Bounded Liberation of the ’Captives’ Given the inherently scripted nature of call centre work that CSRs carry out under high surveillance and under very stringently monitored environment‚ Callcom propagates a work context characterized by fun. This is a deliberate attempt by the organization to counter the monotonous nature of work tasks. As on employee Punita working as a CSR for 2 years puts it‚ "the whole idea is to create an open and a play feel to the atmosphere. The idea is to just loosen
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Clocking the Speed of Light Why is the speed of light important? -Having a accurate number for the speed of light allows for accurate measurements of the universe around us -Even small inaccuracies make large differences when measuring the space between stars‚ planets‚ and galaxies -The more precise our measurement of the speed of light the more precise our measurements are of the universe because light is the universal measurement used Light as Infinite -Most scholars agreed that light
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Throughout the centuries‚ both the system and the concept of prison have undergone many radical changes that eventually led to the formation of the prison as we know it now. In the 16th and 17th centuries‚ prison tended to be a place where criminals were kept in it while awaiting their punishment. It was a place‚ where criminals were held‚ rather than a means of punishment. In fact‚ criminals‚ at that time‚ were publically punished‚ rather than imprisoned‚ in the most torturous ways such as whipping
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biology based on the role of natural selection. Two philosophers and epistemologist‚ Heidegger and Foucault‚ present their perspective of this practice in different ways: Heidegger based his studies on a term known as “dasein” or to be part of the world‚ also technology and language. Under his perspective‚ things in the modern world are considered objects and resources. On the other hand‚ Foucault studied the relationship between power‚ knowledge‚ and language‚ and focuses on how selves become subjects
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GRAMSCI‚ ALTHUSSER‚ AND FOUCAULT MAKING THEIR MARXS Introduction Karl Marx is a key figure in theorizing power‚ and in some respects‚ his work is considered the foundation of social sciences. Marx and his associate Engels instantly became famous among scholars during the late 19th century‚ when they published The Communist Manifesto (1848). This important work became a reference point for many theorists because the document described in great detail the series of European revolutions initiated
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In this reading “technologies of the self” by Foucault‚ he is studying the connection between the obligation to the truth and the prohibitions weighing on sexuality in a historical text in relation to an individuals “self”. Foucault was interested in the feelings‚ thoughts and desires an individual will experience within the self in accordance to external experiences. He interested in the interdictions about sexuality and other forms of interdiction that been used on individual‚ using religion‚ Christianity
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particular usage. (Gibbins & Reimer‚ 1996‚ p. 8) As such‚ the meaning of “post” in this paper refers a “break from”‚ “opposition to”‚ “difference to and from” and a response to”. Works of Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill; Friedrich Nietzsche and Michel Foucault will prove that there is break between Modernity and Postmodernity. Modernity Modernity refers to a way of life and state of mind that experience progressive economic and administrative rationalization on which this processes brought
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increase my understanding. But after all of that I still do not fully understand the Panopticism. Foucault has a theory about society‚ comparing jails‚ schools‚ and factories‚ because we are constantly being observed. Foucault’s persona in literature does influence the difficulty of the reading. Some of the vocabulary left me puzzled‚ so I used a dictionary as a resource. The organization of how Foucault presents his thoughts and theory‚ I would have preferred to be little bit more straight forward
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Implications for Researching the Organisation [a] Post Fordism? i) The 1980s: Flexible Specialisation and ’Disorganised Capitalism’: Piore and Sabel (1984) argue in The Second Industrial Divide[i] that new production systems must orientate towards multi-skilling and rapid re-skilling in order to accommodate the search for shifting and newly forming niche markets in a post mass production/mass consumer world. This implies economies of scope rather than economies of scale and a more creative
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