PSYC23H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Epigenetics, Want One, Methylation
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Psyc23 lecture 07 the parental brain cont. We have seen specific political events that we have highlighted with respect to discrimination, race, and poverty. And how it can affect one generation to the next. And we will continue to learn about these things because we want to understand why there is such a range of health and discrimination seems to be key in that. It is important to look at the micro and macro levels when talking about ingroup and outgroup preferences. Foucault describes biopower as a knowledge-power relation in which life becomes the object of political strategy; this is looking at a macrolevel. Biopower is a productive power, ensuring species are not disciplined but regulated. This idea seems to associate with controlling a population. This is saying that there is a biological power out there that is affecting how we lead our lives.
