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    Issue of Power: Marx‚ Foucault and Sillitoe The relationship between modern and postmodern theorists has been a largely antagonistic one‚ creating much debate over theories such as the notion of power. Rather than focusing on the clear contrasts of these theorists‚ we take a different approach by finding connections within the disparities of their viewpoints. In examining the philosophy of power through the perspectives of Karl Marx‚ Michel Foucault‚ and Alan Sillitoe‚ it becomes subtly apparent

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    The Body

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    ”The Body” is a novella (definition: a written‚ fictional and prose narrative) written by Stephen King. Stephen King was born into a poor family in Portland‚ Maine‚ in the USA in 1947. He eventually got into university because he studied so hard and started writing for the college newspaper‚ as well as supporting the movement against the Vietnam War. He married and started a family‚ taking a teaching job. Although‚ he still wrote short stories for magazines and worked at making novels. The novel

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    CHAPTER 5 ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR AT WORK 1.0 Case Study: Discipline at APS Company Aliya and Zuraidah were the only two clerks handling payments from customers in the office of APS Company. They reported to the owner of the business. Aliya had been employed for 18 months while Zuraidah for 14 months. Both were college graduates‚ about 23 years old and single. By manipulating the accounts in a rather ingenious way that would not normally be detected‚ Aliya was stealing from account payments as they

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    1.0 MISSION STATEMENT ‘Our mission is to establish Sony Ericsson as the most attractive and innovative global brand in the mobile handset industry.’ Source: http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/company/aboutus/mission VISION ‘A sustainable future encompasses conscious design‚ ethics‚ energy‚ recycling‚ health and community involvement.’ Source: http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/company/aboutus/mission 1.1 purpose of report: • Proposal of Management Strategy for Sony Ericsson

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    Foucault and Truffaut: Power and Social Control in French Society Both Michel Foucault and Truffaut’s depiction of a disciplinary society are nearly identical. But Truffaut’s interpretation sees more room for freedom within the disciplinary society. The difference stems from Foucault’s belief that the social control in disciplinary pervades all elements of life and there is no escape from this type of control. Foucault’s work deals mostly with "power" and his conception of it. Like Nietzsche

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    The sociology of the body is a new area in sociology and one where much work remains to be done. In this journal‚ the focus is on how something as seemingly individual and given as your own body is influenced by the power of the state and the attitudes and pressures in the wider society. Abstract The state has the potential to control the population and individuals in many ways like population‚ size‚ where people live and appearance. Attitudes towards the body have changed over time and cultures

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    gut and into the bloodstream faster when their permeability closely matches that of body fluids such as blood. Sports drinks contain dissolved minerals (sodium‚ etc.) and carbohydrates‚ whereas water doesn’t‚ so water doesn’t reach the bloodstream as quickly. Sodium and other nutrients also play important roles in regulating fluid balance in the body. In other words‚ they help determine how much fluid enters into muscle fibers and other

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    philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Michel Foucault have recorded how the meanings of certain concepts have changed through history‚ paying close attention to the texts of Nietzsche ’s "Good and Evil‚ Good and Bad" and Foucault ’s "The Insane". I will also suggest what I believe are the philosophical lessons that they think we can draw from recognizing these changes. In the chapter from his book Madness & Civilization‚"The Insane"‚ Michel Foucault charts the changing conceptions of madness

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    of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. In order to study the ramifications of discipline and punishment‚ Foucault advises that one must use a genealogical perspective to analyze the evolution. Certain characteristics make up the general genealogical process which allows an unbiased and accurate judgment of history. The characteristics which make up the genealogical approach to

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    Docile Body Theory

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    However‚ a docile body must first be defined in accordance with the facilitation of this conditioning of docility that Foucault describes. According to Foucault (1977)‚ a docile body is‚ a “body that is manipulated‚ shaped‚ trained‚ which obeys‚ responds‚ becomes skillful and increases its forces” (pp. 136). To clarify‚ from a Foucauldian perspective‚ bodies (or individuals) become docile due to the occurrence of ruling powers developing

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