Madness and civilization by Foucault critically examines the concept of madness in West, its cultural perceptions, from confinement to treatment.
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Foucault’s concept of biopower highlights how modern states govern life, health, and populations through subtle, pervasive control.
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Karl Marx was born in Trier, Prussia, on May 5, 1818 (Beilharz, 2005e). His father, a lawyer, provided the family
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Auguste Comte was born in Montpelier, France, on January 19, 1798. His parents were middle class, and his father eventually
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Alexis de Tocqueville was born on July 29, 1805, in Paris. He came from a prominent though not wealthy aristocratic
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Ibn-Khaldun was born in Tunis, North Africa, on May 27, 1332. Many modern scholars, particularly Islamic scholars consider him the first Sociologist.
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Georg Simmel (1858-1918) Among the great early sociologists, Simmel was the most interested in identifying universal patterns in human behavior.
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Major Themes in Discipline and Punish Power and Knowledge The theme of knowledge and power is central in the work
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Introduction to Herbert Marcuse Herbert Marcuse was a German philosopher closely associated with the Frankfurt school (Radical intellectuals) Marcuse was
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Introduction Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) was a prominent American Sociologist of twentieth century. He served on the faculty of Harvard University
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The Introduction (The Archaeology of Knowledge) In France, a country that awards its intellectuals the status other countries give to
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