Normativity and Normalization

This article illustrates ways in which the concepts of the norm and normativity are implicated in relations of power. Specifically, I argue that these concepts have come to function in a normalizing manner. I outline Michel Foucault’s thinking on the norm and normalization and then provide an over...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dianna Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CBS Open Journals 2009-09-01
Series:Foucault Studies
Online Access:https://192.168.7.24:443/index.php/foucault-studies/article/view/2636