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Assignment 3 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: July 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
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, QUESTION 1
1.1. False – Foucault believes power is dispersed throughout society and is not held only by
dominant classes.
1.2. True – This is a central feature of traditional Marxist theory.
1.3. True – The passage explains this as a key element of Foucault’s theory.
1.4. True – Foucault emphasizes discursive and institutional sources of power, not just economic
ones.
1.5. True – His ideas about surveillance and normalization apply to modern issues like digital
monitoring.
1.6. False – Marx focuses on economic class conflict as the main form of power struggle.
1.7. False – Foucault rejects the idea that power is only about economics; he explores broader
social and discursive power.
1.8. True – His theory includes various forms of domination beyond class, making it more
flexible.
1.9. True – This is a known critique of Foucault’s work.
1.10. True – Such integration would allow for a more comprehensive understanding of power
dynamics.
QUESTION 2
2.1 Student Subculture
A student subculture refers to a group of learners within a school who develop their
own distinct values, norms, and behaviors, often in opposition to the official norms
and expectations of the educational institution. Paul Willis's study of "the lads" at
Hammertown Boys School shows how working-class boys formed a subculture that
rejected the formal schooling system, instead embracing behaviors and attitudes that
Varsity Cube 2025 +27 81 278 3372
Assignment 3 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: July 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, QUESTION 1
1.1. False – Foucault believes power is dispersed throughout society and is not held only by
dominant classes.
1.2. True – This is a central feature of traditional Marxist theory.
1.3. True – The passage explains this as a key element of Foucault’s theory.
1.4. True – Foucault emphasizes discursive and institutional sources of power, not just economic
ones.
1.5. True – His ideas about surveillance and normalization apply to modern issues like digital
monitoring.
1.6. False – Marx focuses on economic class conflict as the main form of power struggle.
1.7. False – Foucault rejects the idea that power is only about economics; he explores broader
social and discursive power.
1.8. True – His theory includes various forms of domination beyond class, making it more
flexible.
1.9. True – This is a known critique of Foucault’s work.
1.10. True – Such integration would allow for a more comprehensive understanding of power
dynamics.
QUESTION 2
2.1 Student Subculture
A student subculture refers to a group of learners within a school who develop their
own distinct values, norms, and behaviors, often in opposition to the official norms
and expectations of the educational institution. Paul Willis's study of "the lads" at
Hammertown Boys School shows how working-class boys formed a subculture that
rejected the formal schooling system, instead embracing behaviors and attitudes that
Varsity Cube 2025 +27 81 278 3372
