Foucualt, not Marx

According to Foucault, the modern penal system works to monitor the deviants or delinquents that were produced by the very same social structure. In a line of thought that challenges Marxism and the concept of ‘total’ ideology, Foucault refutes the idea of revolutionary change of sociopolitical structures, but rather provides a detailed anatomy of power relations and discourse.

Reference:

Curtis, B. (2002). Foucault on Governmentality and Population: The Impossible Discovery. Canadian Journal of Sociology, (27)4, 14-18.

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