Survellience Theory: Foucault

Question 1

Foucault (1991):

Answer 1

Developed Survellience Theory- “state keep an eye on you” this makes people conform
This makes people conform - norms become internalised
Institutions such as education, criminal service, media “ watch over people” in which encourages conformity to social norms

Internalised - people come to accept norms - they exercise it by policing there own behaviour

Henderson (2010) applied Foulcalts concept - mothers do this with each other
Netmums survey - 2011: under so much pressure (5,000 mothers) found they covered up and lied about quality of time spent -

Functionalists - stable society
Marxists and feminist - repressive, unequal society