SOCI 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Apotropaic Magic, Deinstitutionalisation, Physiognomy
27 Dec 2017
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Torture used to control deviants and manage their existence. Possession existence of god since they were the extension of the divine) Death penalties used for nearly every crime (treason, killing the monarch: challenged the. The shift from public torture towards timetable method of punishment which is more individualized and regimented occurs during the short period of the 1750 - 1820s - fou(cid:272)ault"s idea. The shift in treatment marks shift in state power. The shift in practice of techniques for social control. Fou(cid:272)ault"s ge(cid:374)ius: that the (cid:449)a(cid:455)s of pu(cid:374)ish(cid:373)e(cid:374)t are (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)ted to the for(cid:373) of go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. His historical narrative is incorrect, but his result of punishment and government being the same time punishment was privatized. Public spectacle of torture declined around mid-1600s as pointed out by siedenburg that around suffering. Recedes from public view, sensibilities around violence change and lead to a decline in penal interstate, no longer feudal so less tolerance.
