▁foc using ▁on ▁individual ▁bodies ▁and ▁their ▁behavior . ▁Fou ca ult ▁arg ues ▁that ▁power , ▁by ▁manip ulating ▁bodies / be havior , ▁also ▁manip ul ates ▁people ' s ▁minds . ▁Fou ca ult ▁turns ▁the ▁common ▁saying ▁" the ▁body ▁is ▁the ▁prison ▁of ▁the ▁soul " ▁and ▁instead ▁pos its ▁that ▁" the ▁soul ▁is ▁the ▁prison ▁of ▁the ▁body ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Fou ca ult , ▁sex ology ▁has ▁tried ▁to ▁ex ert ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁" s cience " ▁by ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁material ▁( the ▁body ). ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁this , ▁Fou ca ult ▁arg ues ▁that ▁sex ology ▁is ▁a ▁pseud os cience , ▁and ▁that ▁" sex " ▁is ▁a ▁pseudo - s cient ific ▁idea . ▁For ▁Fou ca ult ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁natural , ▁bi olog ically ▁ground ed ▁and ▁fundamental ▁sexual ity ▁is ▁a ▁norm ative ▁historical ▁construct ▁that ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁instrument ▁of ▁power . ▁By ▁describing ▁sex ▁as ▁the ▁bi ological ▁and ▁fundamental ▁cause ▁to ▁pe op les ' ▁gender ▁identity , ▁sexual ▁identity ▁and ▁sexual ▁behavior , ▁power ▁has ▁effectively ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁normal ize ▁sexual ▁and ▁gender ed ▁behavior . ▁This ▁has ▁made ▁it ▁possible ▁to ▁evaluate , ▁path olog ize ▁and ▁" correct " ▁pe op les ' ▁sexual ▁and ▁gender ed ▁behavior , ▁by ▁comparing ▁bodies ▁behav iors ▁to ▁the ▁constructed ▁" normal " ▁behavior . ▁For ▁Fou ca ult , ▁a ▁" normal ▁sexual ity " ▁is