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The paper demonstrates how the issue of gender differentiation is a highly contentious one, involving not only questions of how the process occurs in humans, but also its political associations in terms of power relations between the sexes, and institutional power in western societies in general.

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"The issue of gender differentiation is a highly contentious one, involving not only questions of how the process occurs in humans, but also its political associations in terms of power relations between the sexes, and institutional power in western societies in general. To understand the significance of the textual construction of gender differentiation it would be useful to consider Foucault's analysis of how the medical community has played a major role in exploring this issue. Foucault's analysis is important for he does not simply consider the..."

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