Donzelot

Question 1

What perspective does he offer?

Answer 1

Conlict view and policy is a form of state power and control over families

Question 2

What does Donzelot use?

Answer 2

Foucaults concept of surveillance, sees power as diffused throughout society and found in all relationships
Professionals exercise power over clients by using their specialist knowledge

Question 3

How does Donzelot apply these ideas?

Answer 3

Interested in how professionals carry out surveillance of families, argues that social workers, health visitors and doctors use their knowledge to control and change families “policing the families”

Question 4

How is surveillance not targeted equally on all social classes?

Answer 4

Poor families are likely to be seen as a problem and cause of crime and antisocial behaviour, these are targets for improvement

Question 5

Describe Condry’s notes?

Answer 5

state may seek to control and reulate family life by imposing compulsory Parenting orders through the courts, offenders go to classes to learn how to bring up their children in the right way

Question 6

What does Donzelot show by using micro level?

Answer 6

caring professions act as agents of social control through their surveillance of families, importance of professional knowledge as a form of power and control

Question 7

Criticisms?

Answer 7

Marxists and feminists - fails to identify clearly who benefits from policies of surveillance, Marxists - capitalist
feminist - men