one’s own intellect and wisdom. In Gramsci’s “Prisons Notebooks: The Intellectuals” intellectuals are placed into two categories‚ traditional and organic. According to Gramsci‚ “all men are potential intellectuals in the sense of having intellect and using it (Gramsci‚ 132)”; however‚ “not all are intellectuals by social function (Gramsci‚ 132).” This introduces the distinction between functional intellectuals. Traditional intellectuals are professional intellectuals such as professors or scientists
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Is power central to our understanding of politics? In what way does Foucault’s concept of power alter conventional understanding of politics? The notion of power had a time honoured status in the history of political science. The concept of power has gained prominence in the recent times especially with emergence of Behaviouralism as a method of studying politics. It focuses on the study of politics as a process or activity with an interdisciplinary approach. The debate on the centrality of the
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Kine 1000 Lecture Midterm Notes Toward a New Vision Patricia Hill Collins: - is a social theorist who research‚ scholarship‚ and activism have examined intersecting power relations of race‚ gender‚ social class‚ sexuality and/or nation. - was elected in 2007 as the 100th President of The American Sociological Association. -First African American woman this position in the ASA. Power Relations: - Who is oppressed in our society and by whom? How are power relations identified in today’s
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influence in many international institutions. The United States of America took the lead in founding the United Nations and contributes the most money towards the UN’s spending‚ thus shapes the UN in favour of its interests. This concept of hegemony was analyzed by Gramsci‚ whom used Machiavelli’s view of power as a centaur‚ “half man and half beast”‚ to argue power is a mixture of coercion and consent which are tools for hegemonic states which is what realists agree with1. In this sense‚ the United States
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Compare and Contrast the Functionalist and Marxist views on the Family Functionalists argue that societies consist of inter-related social institutions such as schools‚ mass media‚ political systems‚ the Church and the family each of which contribute positively to the maintenance of stability of society as a whole. Broadly speaking it is assumed by functionalists that societies operate in the interests of all of their members so that there is no reason for fundamental conflict in society. Instead
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The Female Body in Advertising in the US during the 1920s The 1920s was a quite controversial decade concerning women’s position. People‚ trying to forget about the shock of the Great War‚ buried themselves in an unabashed materialism and hedonism. It was a decade when all old norms were extinguished not only for women but for the whole society. It was the time of one of the greatest changes American society ever experienced. Probably‚ this change was especially true for women’s position
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1875/1975. The Origins of the Family‚ Private Property‚ and the State. Pp. 129–276 in Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels‚ Collected Works‚ vol. 26. London: Lawrence and Wishart. Foucault‚ M. 1980a. The History of Sexuality‚ vol. 1. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Gramsci‚ A. 1971. Selections from the Prison Notebooks. London: Lawrence and Wishart. Hintze‚ O. 1975. The Historical Essays of Otto Hintze. New York: Oxford University Press. Jenson‚ J. 1986. Gender and reproduction: or‚ babies and state. Studies in Political
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Some theorists seem to suggest that the power to control communication is held by the producers of messages whereas other theorists argue that the power to control interpretations of texts are held by the consumers of culture operating within specific cultural contexts. Which of these positions is true? Why? It can be agreed to a large extent that the power to control interpretations of texts are held by the consumers of culture operating within specific cultural contexts. However‚ this is not
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‘News culture’ Open University Press Ahmed‚ A. (1992)‚ ‘Postmodernism And Islam: Predicament And Promise’ Routledge. Foucault‚ M. (1980)‚ ‘Power/knowledge’ Brighton: Harvester. Foucault‚ M Gramsci‚ A. (1975)‚ ‘Prison Notebook’ Columbia University Press. Hall‚ S. (1997)‚ ‘Representation: cultural representations and signifying practices’ Sage Judd‚ C. Kidder‚ L. (1991)‚ ‘Research methods in social relations
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References: Abercrombie‚ N.‚ & Curry‚ J. (1983). Capital‚ labour and the middle classes. Adamson‚ W. (1980). Hegemony and revolution. University of California Press. Albee‚ G.W. (1980). A competency model to replace the defect model. In M Barker‚ F.‚ & Perkins‚ O. (1981). Program maturity and cost analysis in the e v a lu a tio n o f p rim ary p re v e n tio n p
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