Understanding trans health : discourse, power and possibility /

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"What does it mean for someone to be 'trans'? What are the implications of this for healthcare provision? Drawing on the findings of an extensive research project, this book addresses urgent challenges and debates in trans health. It interweaves patient voices with social theory and a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pearce, Ruth (Of University of Leeds. School of Sociology and Social Policy) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Transgender people > Medical care.
Transgender people > Health and hygiene.
Medical policy.
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Transgender Persons
Transsexualism
Health Policy
Transgenres > Soins médicaux.
Transgenres > Santé et hygiène.
Politique sanitaire.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Community health services
Public health
Social medicine
Transgender people
Social services & welfare, criminology.
Sociology.
Sex & sexuality: advice & issues.
Illness & addiction: social aspects.
Society.
United Kingdom
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part one. The context of care
  • Introduction: coming to terms with trans health
  • Condition or movement? A genealogy of trans discourse
  • Trans health in practice: conditions of care
  • Part two. Navigating health services
  • (Re)defining trans
  • Trans temporalities: imagining a future in the time of anticipation
  • Part three. Changing trans health
  • The politics of trans health: negotiating credible knowledge
  • Towards affirmative care.

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