Surveillance

Question 1

surveillance - foucalt

Answer 1

surveillance is a way of controlling behaviour
people internalise it and create self-surveillance
causes people to control their behaviour through self-discipline
CCTV controls crime and deviance before it costs

Question 2

surveillance - what has contemporary society turned into?

Answer 2

disciplinary society
due to surveillance being present in many institutions
state uses surveillance to express disciplinary power & control

Question 3

surveillance - what makes life less private?

Answer 3

ordinary people are being monitored and treated as ‘suspects’
data is collected on peoples lives (google, apple, social media) like were living in a prison-like culture
so people in power can execute conformist behaviour

Question 4

surveillance - evaluation of surveillance society

Answer 4

• found so frequently that people no longer aware of it
• some surveillance useful (monitoring hospital patents, reducing crime & improving safety, helps fight terrorism)
• these erases can also be an excuse to increase surveillance