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Foucault, Michel (1926–1984)

Margaret E. Farrar

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Michel Foucault was a French philosopher whose work has greatly influenced sociologists and many others, particularly in the areas of crime and deviance, gender and sexuality, health and illness, and social welfare.

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Michel Foucault was a French philosopher whose work has greatly influenced sociologists and many others, particularly in the areas of crime and deviance, gender and sexuality, health and illness, and social welfare.

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Michel Foucault was a French philosopher whose work has greatly influenced sociologists and many others, particularly in the areas of crime and deviance, gender and sexuality, health and illness, and social welfare.

Key concepts: Michel foucault, Deviance (statistics), Human sexuality, Sociology of health and illness, Sociology, Welfare, Criminology, Psychoanalysis

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