The Role of the Dividing Practices in Forming the Subjugated Subject in the Modern Age from Foucault's Perspective

According to Foucault, human beings have changed into subjugated subjects in the Western culture during the modern age. He examines to three ways of objectification to find out the mechanism of evolving the obedient subject. Therefore, based on Foucault’s analysis, humans are changed into obedient subjects through the three ways of objectification. This paper considers the second way of objectification will be discussed related to diving practices. I will clarify the role of these practices in mechanism of evolving the subjugated subject. Accordingly, after the short introduction, in the first chapter i.e. dividing practices are to be described this concept, and then, in the second and third chapters, two cases of examples of Foucault will be amplified about dividing practices and their role in mechanism of evolving the subjugated subject. Therefore, in the second chapter, the mad/the sane diving practices, with emphasis on the institution of asylum will be expressed, and, in the third chapter, the criminal/the normal diving practices, with emphasis on the institution of prison will be discussed.