In "'I Just Put Koreans and Nails Together': Nail Spas and the Model Minority," Miliann Kang references Michel Foucault's concept of ______ in order to argue that "nail salons serve as sites that discipline certain women's bodies to conform to beauty regimens while disciplining other women's bodies to provide the services necessary for those regimens."

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Kang references Foucault's concept of "docile bodies" to argue that nail salons serve as sites of discipline for women's bodies. This means that the bodies of the workers are trained to provide services in a way that is compliant with beauty standards, while the bodies of the customers are expected to conform to those same standards.