Changing Sex And Bending Gender.

Anthropologists and historians have shown us that 'male' and 'female' are variously defined historically and cross-culturally. The contributions to this volume focus on the voluntary and involuntary, temporary or permanent transformation of gender identity. Overall, this volume p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Shaw, Alison (Editor ), Ardener, Shirley (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2005.
Colección:Social identities.
Temas:
Gender identity.
Sex role.
Human body > Social aspects.
Gender Identity
Sexual and Gender Disorders
Gender Role
Identité de genre.
Rôle selon le sexe.
Corps humain > Aspect social.
sex role.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Gender identity
Human body > Social aspects
Sex role
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Anthropologists and historians have shown us that 'male' and 'female' are variously defined historically and cross-culturally. The contributions to this volume focus on the voluntary and involuntary, temporary or permanent transformation of gender identity. Overall, this volume provides powerful and compelling illustrations of how, across a wide range of cultures, processes of gender transformation are shaped within, and ultimately constrained by, social and political context. From medical responses to biological ambiguity, legal responses to cases brought by transsexuals, the historical ro.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (170 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857458858
085745885X

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