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SOCI 201A Professor HyslopFrancesca SurracoSocial Theory Final ExamQUOTE 1 the worker is related to the crossing of his labor as to an alien quarry the to a greater extent the worker exhausts himself, the more than powerful the alien world of objects which he creates over and against himself becomes, the poorer he and his inner world become, the less there is that belongs to him as his own. - Marx (Kamenka p. 134).In this refer, Karl Marx discusses his theory of alienation. This quote describes how capitalist the worker becomes anomic from the results they make, which further alienates them from aspects of their human nature mostly due to social social stratification (bourgeoisie and proletarians). Their alienated work becomes a routine, mechanical activity directed by the bourgeoisie. The selected text in Kamenka this quote is from discusses the laws of political economy which examine how the more wealth the worker originates the more his production increases in power and s cope. The poorer he becomes the more commodities the worker produces the cheaper a commodity he becomes. There was an example spoken in class, I believe of a blacksmith, which highlighted pre-capitalist operative conditions. A blacksmith would own his own shop, set his own hours, determine his own working conditions, shape his own product, and have some say in how his product is bartered or sold. However, the proletariat under capitalism works in company to earn money to live. Despite the particular the worker puts their life into the product they are alienated from their product that they no longer own. The capitalist has purchased the proletariats labor-power in exchange for exclusive ownership over the proletariats products and the profit made from the products. The pr... ...ident in this quote. In my personal opinion, I do believe Foucaults argument, that fellowship and power are interconnected, is indeed valid mostly due to the fact that his argument is still relevant in terms of the power dealing present in our societys current institutions. This is exemplified by how the prison house organisation is still run with heavy surveillance of prisoners even more so with the technological advances (Security cameras, computers for documentation and filing, etc) that have occurred since the time period Foucault discusses. This quote ultimately reveals how members of society gain and maintain positions of power and further produce more knowledge by having knowledge, as exemplified by the penal system in our society discussed by Foucault.Work discussedFoucault, Michel. Discipline and Punish The line of the Prison. New York Pantheon, 1977. Print.