SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Edward Said, Abusive Power And Control, Antonio Gramsci
10 Aug 2016
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Key concept: hegemony: accepted analysis of class struggle, but disagreed with how capitalists maintain power. Marx- capitalists use force or coercion to dominate working class (police, military) Gramsci- they also manipulate ideas as a subtle form of control. Forms of political and social control: domination- physical and violent coercion to maintain social boundaries and enforce social rules (coercive control, hegemony- refers to domination through ideological control and consent (consensual control) Ideological control- dominant ideas reflect capitalist interests and mask social inequalities. No regime can rule using force alone. Social institutions establish hegemony (schools, media, religion) Beliefs are internalized by masses and appear as common sense over time. Michel foucault (post structuralist: how power works in society. Marx- a resource you do or don"t have, wielded to oppress/exploit. Exercised in daily life by everyone; produced within social relations. Normalization- process of making some ideas/practices normal and others abnormal.
