Foucault introduces the interesting
concept of the disciplining gaze and the way surveillance causes the body to
act in particular ways. I find this idea
fascinating and very true – when we are with certain groups, we tend to do or
say certain things that we wouldn’t otherwise.
An example that comes to mind when considering the disciplining gaze is
peer pressure. As a teen, I often
succumbed to my friends and what they were doing. If they behaved a certain way, I followed
suit, even if I wouldn’t have done those things in other situations. The knowledge that someone watched me caused
me to act in a way I wouldn’t have when I was alone.
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