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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1: Changing Sex And Bending Gender: An Introduction; Chapter 2: Is It A Boy, Or A Girl? The Challenges Of Genital Ambiguity; Chapter 3: Why Should Biological Sex Be Decisive? Transsexualism Before The European Court of Human Rights; Chapter 4: Two Views On The Gender Identity Of Byzantine Eunuchs; Chapter 5: The Third Sex In Albania: An Ethnographic Note; Chapter 6: Living Like Men, Loving Like Women: Tomboi In The Southern Philippines; Chapter 7: One Of The Gals Who's One Of The Guys: Men, Masculinity, And Drag Performance In North America.
  • Chapter 8: Male Dames And Female Boys: Cross-Dressing In the English PantomimeChapter 9: Cross-Dressing On The Japanese Stage; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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