Disciplined and Controlled Societies

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[Disciplined and controlled societies are concepts about how power organizes and controls individuals and societies.

• It has been discussed in detail by philosophers Michel Foucault and [Gilles Deleuze.

• Disciplinary Society - According to type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with the Japanese puppet theater), a disciplined society is one in which power is exercised in a specific closed space (e.g., school, hospital, factory, prison). A disciplined society is one in which power is exercised in a specific closed space (such as a school, hospital, factory, prison, etc.).

  • In this type of society, individuals are expected to follow rules and norms within a specific time and space, which regulate their behavior.
  • Individual actions are strictly monitored, recorded, and controlled.

• Society of Control

  • On the other hand, the concept of a managed society proposed by Deleuze. refers to a society that has evolved further from Foucault’s disciplined society.
  • In a managed society, power is freed from closed spaces and extends throughout the individual’s daily life.
  • Examples include continuing education, home electronic monitoring, and day care.
  • In this type of society, individual behavior is consistently tracked, evaluated, and adjusted.
  • This is a kind of “intangible prison,” where power is exercised not through physical closure but through information and networks.

These two concepts provide a useful framework for understanding how forms of power and social control have evolved over time.

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