The history of sexuality has progressed from its earlier marginal status to a central place in historiography. Not only are its foci of research intriguing, but the field has initiated important theoretical advances for the discipline as a whole, especially through the work of Michel Foucault. Historians demonstrate that sexuality is not rooted in a biological human nature, but rather, that it has been socially constructed.
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The history of sexuality has progressed from its earlier marginal status to a central place in historiography. Not only are its foci of research intriguing, but the field has initiated important theoretical advances for the discipline as a whole, especially through the work of Michel Foucault. Historians demonstrate that sexuality is not rooted in a biological human nature, but rather, that it has been socially constructed.
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