In the propaganda poster “Cellular phone,” Minyoung Kim accentuates the idea of how people are dominated by excessive uses of technology. In the poster, Kim illustrates an image of a human figure confined in a “cell” phone. The poster well depicts the lives of people in modern society which tend to rely on technology. “Cellular phone” is a poster that is directed towards impressionable people who cannot detach from technology and extricate themselves from addiction. Kim anchors the importance of
Review Research: Strategies in the treatment of Paraphilias: A Critical Review The authors of the article aim to explore the treatment of persons with paraphilias. They have noted that the important thing to do is to figure out the first step in designing treatment programs for paraphilias as a result this will help the doctor determine what needs to be addressed. They also noted that the life history examination of the patient is vital part of the assessment thus it will help assist the therapist
Fetishism and paraphilia can be defined as a longstanding and persistent sexual interest that describes a powerful eroticization of a part of another person’s body (feet, hair, breasts), non-living objects (shoes, clothing, objects), (Kafka, 2010) or activities and experiences (sadism, masochism, voyeurism, and pedophilia) (Friedman & Downey, 2000). Many individuals view their fetishes to be a healthy expression of sexuality; however, it is considered a paraphilia disorder if it produces significant
Commodity as Spectacle: Rhetorical Analysis Chapter two, ‘Commodity as Spectacle’ from the book ‘The Society of the Spectacle’ written by Guy Debord is a well written and insightfully presented approach, as it relates to the notion of commodity. Commodity as presented by the author Debord, in a Marxist sense, represents any raw material or product that essentially can be purchased or retailed. However as Debord believes the concept of commodity has transcended in resent year, due to a constantly
xxxxxxxxx The average baby uses between 6-8 disposable diapers a day. That means one baby will use between 6,500-10,000 diapers before being potty trained. That is a lot of diapers that have to go into landfills. 20 billion diapers are thrown away to landfills each year. Diapers take many natural resources to make. They also take a very long time to decompose in landfills giving off harmful chemicals in the air during the process. Consumers must be aware of the negative effects diapers make on
In a globalized capitalist society, the most relevant translation of a commodity’s value is into money. Commodities aren’t only possessions like cosmetics and La-Z Boys, they are food, land, knowledge, identity, humans. Anything and everything that is valued for the needs and desires of humans is a commodity. A human is commodified as soon as they, or their labor can be bought, and everyone and everything is up for sale. This is because capitalism facilitates humans’ “[dispossession] of access to
Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception" is a part in Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer's book "Logic of Enlightenment" which examines their renowned idea of the "society business". In this part Adorno and Horkheimer view entrepreneur's society industry as a part of the edification has deceived itself by permitting instrumental rationale to assume control human social life (an idea created all through "Dialecticof Enlightenment"). As indicated by Adorno and Horkheimer society industry
Karl Marx describes commodity fetishism as the separation of a commodities production and consumption. Value is placed on the commodity by the consumers for the use value and is separate from the value of labor (Marx p.7). Furthermore, Marx describes how commodities have a magical and mysterious quality because consumers are blinded from the labor and only see them is their final state (Marx p.4). This paper argues how authors fetishize sassafras as a commodity during the time between the 1560s
Commodity fetishism, according to Marx, does not come from a false understanding regarding the inherent worth of commodities as a result of their physical characteristics, but is rather an ideology that manifests itself in human relationships throughout the process of exchange. This ideology includes placing significance into things, rather than people. This constitutes a type of fetishism in which objects are able carry a significant social impact (Discussion Week 4). Similar to religion, it serves
Jamila Hoque Golam Rabbani Shihab English-520 2016-2-93-008 Antonio Gramsci’s Hegemony in Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise This study delineates the use of cultural hegemony in Don DeLillo’s White Noise through the vintage points of Italian critic Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) who clarifies domination of the ruling class over ruled class. Cultural Hegemony is the mastery of the middle class and governing groups among the lower divisions. Antonio Gramsci declares that the only means of keeping cultural
Hegel believes that ، A man's fate is immediately connected with his own being ; it is something which, indeed, he may fight against, but which is really a part of his own life’. (Edward Caird,26,27). Therefore, it is believed that fate may be inevitable or unavoidable as well as divinely inspired. Fate is often associated with negative connotations when compared to destiny. For example, a person who has experienced a misfortune might resign himself to fate. Since he thinks that fate is inevitable
The Commodification of Childhood Culture Creative Project Assignment CS203 – A2 Alexa Bloom 140647650 A commodity, at a basic descriptive level, is any good or service that can be exchanged through transactions during commerce. Commodities are demonstrated through economic products that can be seen through an article of business, typically leading to an exchange for profit. Conversely, commodification is the process through which any entity, that is not considered a good
Transvestic Fetishism Disorder has two parts in the diagnosis, they are a) over a period of at least 6 months, in a heterosexual male, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving cross-dressing and b) the fantasies, sexual
sexual attraction (e.g., shoes, children), (2) unusual courtship behaviors (e.g., watching others undress without their knowledge, or exposing oneself to others without their wishes), or (3) the desire for pain and suffering of oneself or others. 2. Fetishism: The individual has recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, and behaviors involving the use of some inanimate object or a part of the body not typically found erotic (e.g., feet) to obtain sexual gratification. Usually the fetishistic