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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sociological Significance of MKULTRA}}  \tn
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MKULTRA as a social phenomenon: & Not just a covert CIA program — a reflection of Cold War culture, institutional authority, and public trust in science. \tn 
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 & Illustrates how macro-level geopolitical tensions and micro-level institutional practices intersect. \tn 
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Key sociological lenses: & Power and authority (Weber). \tn 
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 & Deviance and social control (Durkheim, Becker). \tn 
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 & Institutional trust and secrecy. \tn 
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 & State knowledge production (Foucault). \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Collective fear of communism created fertile ground for extraordinary state actions.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Media and political discourse framed "brainwashing" as an existential threat.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{The CIA's research was legitimated by the national security narrative.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Bureaucratic Organisation (Max Weber)}}} \tn 
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MKULTRA thrived within a highly bureaucratised intelligence structure: & Hierarchical authority insulated decisions from public scrutiny. \tn 
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 & Specialisation and \seqsplit{compartmentalisation:} most operatives knew only fragments of the program. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Universities (Harvard, McGill, Stanford) acted as conduits for experiments.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Sociological note: Shows how elite institutions can serve as legitimising agents for controversial or deviant research when linked to state funding.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{ Functionalism (Durkheim)}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{State agencies like the CIA framed MKULTRA as serving the function of protecting national security.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Deviance here was normalised internally as a functional necessity — blurring moral boundaries.} \tn 
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MKULTRA illustrates class and power inequality: & Subjects were often poor, imprisoned, mentally ill — groups with minimal capacity for resistance. \tn 
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 & State power used science to reinforce dominance over vulnerable populations. \tn 
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{\bf{Labelling Theory (Howard Becker)}} & The state had the authority to define whose actions were "legitimate science" and whose were "criminal." \tn 
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 & Actions that would be deviant for individuals were reframed as legal under state sponsorship. \tn 
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MKULTRA as an example of biopower: & Control over bodies and minds through scientific and institutional means. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Surveillance extended beyond physical observation into psychological manipulation.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Power produced its own knowledge systems — "mind control science" justified its own continuation.} \tn 
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Psychiatric hospitals and prisons used for experiments functioned as total institutions: & Subjects' daily lives fully controlled. \tn 
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 & Removed from normal social interaction. \tn 
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 & Ideal environments for behavioural modification experiments. \tn 
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Classified research created information asymmetry: & Public and even Congress had minimal knowledge. \tn 
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 & Scientists often unaware they were part of an intelligence project. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Secrecy maintained the program's social invisibility, preventing moral outrage during operation.} \tn 
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{\bf{Normalisation of Deviance}} & Diane Vaughan's concept — deviant practices became routine within CIA culture. \tn 
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 & Over time, unethical experiments were perceived internally as standard operating procedure. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Scientists, doctors, and academics lent cultural capital to MKULTRA, legitimising questionable practices.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Sociological note: Professional authority can be weaponised to obscure ethical violations.} \tn 
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Exposure of MKULTRA in 1975 (via Church Committee) eroded public trust in: & Government agencies. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Led to a broader sociological shift toward institutional scepticism in the late 20th century.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Media revelations contributed to a moral panic about secret government mind control.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Sociological link: Heightened distrust fostered modern conspiracy theories and countercultural movements.} \tn 
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MKULTRA became embedded in the social memory of state abuse, shaping cultural narratives about: & Government overreach. \tn 
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War on Terror detention and interrogation practices show structural similarities to MKULTRA: & Covert operations. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Surveillance capitalism as a form of cognitive influence parallels earlier behavioural control ambitions — but via data analytics instead of LSD.} \tn 
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