". ▁For ▁example , ▁Fou ca ult ▁claims ▁that ▁psych ological ▁observation / sur ve ill ance ▁and ▁psych ological ▁disc ourses ▁has ▁created ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁psych ology - center ed ▁subject ivity , ▁which ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁people ▁considering ▁unh app iness ▁a ▁fault ▁in ▁their ▁psych ology ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁society . ▁This ▁has ▁also , ▁according ▁to ▁Fou ca ult , ▁been ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁society ▁to ▁resist ▁criticism ▁– ▁criticism ▁against ▁society ▁has ▁been ▁turned ▁against ▁the ▁individual ▁and ▁their ▁psych ological ▁health . ▁ ▁Ob es ity ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁subject ivity ▁ ▁C ress ida ▁J . ▁He yes ▁arg ues ▁that ▁a ▁modern ▁example ▁of ▁subject ivity ▁is ▁ob es ity . ▁Sub ject s ▁are ▁created ▁in ▁two ▁levels : ▁by ▁bi op ower ▁and ▁by ▁discipl inary ▁power . ▁Bi op ower ▁has ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 1 th - century ▁considered ▁ob es ity ▁as ▁a ▁" cor ruption ▁in ▁the ▁body ▁politics " ▁and ▁a ▁" public ▁health ▁cat ast rop he ". ▁He yes ▁arg ues ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 1 th ▁century ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁anti - ob es ity ▁disc ourse ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁enabled ▁by ▁population ▁statistics ▁and ▁public ▁health ▁campaign s . ▁These ▁expressions ▁of ▁bio ▁power , ▁however , ▁re lies ▁on ▁discipl inary ▁power , ▁for ▁example ▁by ▁health ▁care ▁institutions ▁gather ing ▁information ▁about ▁individuals ▁weight , ▁length , ▁age , ▁etc . ▁that ▁is ▁then ▁used ▁by ▁bi op