Examples Of Interpenetration Of Power By Foucault

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Through this essay, Foucault assumes that, in our Western societies, capitalism and the state are the dominant powers that attempt to steer the view of sexuality towards conservative discourses about the topic. For example, by developing a discourse that sex is only for procreation and should be controlled by the family, the capitalist and the state ensures that the working class is strong and growing, which is beneficial for both parties by stimulating the economy. On the other hand, he disagrees with Marx in that inequalities emerge from the economic sphere. In this case, we should not focus on liberating ourselves form the veil of false consciousness since we are a product of it. This begins our discussion about the interpenetration of power,