Disciplined and Controlled Societies
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gpt.icon[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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