Bathroom battlegrounds : how public restrooms shape the gender order /

"Today's debates about transgender inclusion and public restrooms may seem unmistakably contemporary, but they have a surprisingly long and storied history in the United States-one that concerns more than mere "potty politics." Alexander K. Davis takes readers behind the scenes o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davis, Alexander K., 1988- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Sex role > United States.
Restrooms > Social aspects > United States.
Public toilets > Social aspects > United States.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis.
Toilettes > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Toilettes publiques > Aspect social > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Sex role
United States
bathroom bill.
bathrooms.
civil rights.
comfort stations.
discrimination.
gender and sexuality.
gender difference.
gender norms.
gender studies.
gender.
gendered restrooms.
history.
human rights.
hygiene.
inclusion.
lgbt studies.
mens restroom.
modern gender.
nonfiction.
north carolina.
politics.
privacy.
public health.
public restrooms.
race.
restrooms.
social issues.
social science.
social spaces.
social status.
trans rights.
transgender.
womens restroom.
womens studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Politicizing the potty
  • Professionalizing plumbing
  • Regulating restrooms
  • Working against the washroom
  • Leveraging the loo
  • Transforming the toilet
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: data and methodology

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