In Foucault's words, the 'Panopticon' refers to:
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Correct answer: A. A metaphor for modern disciplinary society
Explanation
In Discipline and Punish (1975) Bentham's prison, where inmates may be watched at any moment and so police themselves, becomes the diagram of modern disciplinary power.
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