What Is the Topic of Michel Foucault's Book the Birth

question 58

Multiple Choice

What is the topic of Michel Foucault's book The Birth of the Clinic?

• A)the treatment of criminals and their bodies
• B)the historical shift in doctors focus from lists of diseases to human beings
• C)the importance of sexuality and the role of the body in obtaining sexual pleasure
• D)the development of gender-differentiated medical research

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