Academic disciplines

later years. In her paper, “Parental Discipline reactions to Child Noncompliance and Compliance,” Christina Rodriguez states: “Spanking is inherently confrontational in nature, and enough studies of spanking during childhood attribute the practice to poor social skills and trust development issues.” Basically Rodriguez is claiming that due to present evidence, spanking can be said to be the cause of social problems for many children. I agree that physical discipline can lead to defects in social…

Foucault particularly accentuates how this new wave method of imprisonment becomes an instrument of more effective jurisdiction: ''to punish less, but certainly to punish better'' Foucault, M. (1977). Discipline and punish. Additionally, he maintains that that this new means of punishment becomes the seed for ever growing control of an entire society with hospitals, factories, and even educational institutions modeled on the modern prison system. However…

Discipline from a childcare perspective is action taken when a child is being physical abusive to other children and they are set aside to think about what they have done. If it becomes an ongoing occurrence the child’s privileges will be taken away. As I was reading the article "Discipline and Punishment: What is the Difference?" I realized from a parent’s perspective even though I am not currently a parent, but when I work with children I feel as if I am a parent because I say things like “My…

Most of the maturity comes from their early childhood discipline from their parents. Physical punishment is an effective parenting method, but there are situations where abuse is involved with alcoholic parents. Although, physical punishment is effective it’s not the only way to discipline children. In eastern…

"Panopticism" is a social theory created by Michel Foucault in his book Discipline and Punish. He defines this term as “the general principle of a new 'political anatomy ' whose object and end are not the relations of sovereignty but the relations of discipline" (Foucault 191). In other words, Foucault believes that institutions like the military, schools, and hospitals are controlled by requiring everyone to obey the rules and by punishing those who do not follow the rules to improve the…

Beep beep beep beep! The alarm reads 5:30 time to get up she thrust her hand towards the alarm clock to turn it off. She leans over and gets up slowly yawning and stretching out her nights rest, thank god it’s Friday she says joyfully only half a day of work and I’m done, weekend here I come. As she’s almost done getting ready she remembers to bring her rig boots and fire retardant suit, today there going out to a rig site and look around at what the riggers do all day and what equipment they…

Over the course of years Forensic Anthropology and Biology has coincided with the criminal court system, and has had the ability to help face dangerous individuals with justice and to find these individuals guilty. Forensic Biology is defined as the application of science where the process of identifying badly decomposed, skeletal, or that of unidentified human remains is done. Forensic Anthropology is defined as the application of science that involves the physical anthropology to the criminal…

Spoiled and Indulged Children Spoiled, literally meaning to diminish, destroy or devalue the quality of something is an adjective often applied to people. With the word being commonly used amongst adolescents, when applied to children, spoiled refers to a child being overindulged by their parents. Usually used in a derogatory manner, referring to a child as “spoiled” devalues their character. Implying that: spoiled children receive anything they please without having to use competence or effort…

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood shows an imaginative attempt to conceive a future where women have lost their autonomy and rights, and where the American government is run by conservative moral and religious ideals. Atwood creates a dystopian story which frames itself through Michel Foucault’s Panopticon. The panoptic establishment relies upon complete visibility, a hierarchical organization of power, and an enclosed space. These three concepts are all prevalent throughout the novel. The…

According to Michel Foucault in his book Discipline and Punish, the Panopticon is a prison designed to establish power and control of one individual over the prisoners through observation. This observation is achieved through the prison’s annular structure, with the prisoners in confined cells facing the center, and the supervisor in a central tower (Foucault 200). The ring-like structure and the central tower allow the supervisor to see all inmates while simultaneously prohibiting them from…