M. Foucault’s scientific contributions

... The dynamics of social relations within and across the various systems interact with, support, and reinforce each other but they are also continually subject to critique, contestation and change as part of what Foucault (1983) refers to the 'agonistic' dance of power relations (see also Hill Collins, 1990). For instance capitalist economic relations are buttressed by laws and policies, such as those protecting tangible and intellectual property rights; entertainment media and social media which glamourize status hierarchies and incite unnecessary consumption and compulsive online engagement; educational institutions which sort and classify the young in line with occupational hierarchies; and an unequal distribution of responsibility for care and social reproduction in the affective domain (Baker et al., 2009). ...

Reference:

Smith, K. (2024). Using Adultism in Conceptualizing Oppression of Children and Youth: More Than a Buzzword?. Taboo: The Journal of Culture & Education, 22(1) 227-255