Its author argues that the "right of death" of the age of absolutism has been replaced by a "power over life." More importantly he claims that the title concept is a great conduit of power and identifies four major focus points for that power: children, women, married couples, and the "perverse." It begins by informing the reader of the "repressive hypothesis," which the author disagrees with, claiming that discourse has 
Its author argues that the "right of death" of the age of absolutism has been replaced by a "power over life." More importantly he claims that the title concept is a great conduit of power and identifies four major focus points for that power: children, women, married couples, and the "perverse." It begins by informing the reader of the "repressive hypothesis," which the author disagrees with, claiming that discourse has increased since the 18th- century. FTP, name this projected six-volume work that takes a genealogical approach to sexuality and which was written by Michel Foucault.
Its author argues that the "right of death" of the age of absolutism has been replaced by a "power over life.
The {History of Sexuality}