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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Instructor ENG 100 Effective College English I August 16‚ 2013 Strict Father Model VS. Nurturing Parent Model Strict fathers can often be difficult to get along with and maybe a little hard on you at times but the morals and self discipline he instills in you will last a lifetime. Conservative government believes our nation should be ran as an old fashioned type family where the father is the man of the house‚ hence the strict father model‚ where as the Liberal side of government believes that
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The 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
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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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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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if stricter laws were in place. Guns can cause the death of countless lives because of murder‚ self defense‚ or an accidental occurrence. Therefore‚ stricter gun laws can decrease death rates in the United States. Moreover‚ states that do not have strict gun laws have higher deaths and injuries related to guns. Also‚ better background checks should be in place to prevent permitting guns to the wrong hands. Furthermore‚ the Second Amendment is used for the wrong reasons. The use of the assault weapons
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Is Corporal Punishment Necessary to Discipline Children Ed Ferrer PSY 101 Introduction to PsychologyInstructor Stephanie Anderson September 8‚ 2014 Is Corporal Punishment Necessary to Discipline Children Is corporal punishment considered to be an effective form of discipline for children We have all been privy to occurrences of corporal punishment to discipline children a mother smacking her child to control a tantrum in the toy aisle at a retail store a dad grabbing a child and shaking them because
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