A Matter of Life - When Gender Doesn't Work

A Matter of Life - When Gender Doesn't Work
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 349
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ISBN-10 : 9780557013913
ISBN-13 : 0557013917
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis A Matter of Life - When Gender Doesn't Work by : Eva Moser

Eva said she was a woman. Psychiatry said she was a disturbed male instead! Eva wanted her body fixed. The system wanted her mind changed! Transsexuality: A physical disability or a mental illness? Who knows? Who is right? Follow Eva through a maze of ignorance and absurdity on a journey few people will ever venture on and experience what it means to be treated a transsexual by a society and a medical system whose views of transsexuality are about as far from reality as it gets! Then decide for yourself!

The End of Gender

The End of Gender
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781982132521
ISBN-13 : 1982132523
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis The End of Gender by : Debra Soh

"International sex researcher, neuroscientist, and frequent contributor to The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Debra Soh [discusses what she sees as] gender myths in this ... examination of the many facets of gender identity"--

Composing a Life

Composing a Life
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Publisher : Grove Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 0802138047
ISBN-13 : 9780802138040
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Composing a Life by : Mary Catherine Bateson

This reissue of Bateson's treatise on the improvisational lives of five extraordinary women uses their personal stories to delve into the creative potential of the complex lives of today, where ambitions are constantly refocused on new goals and possibilities.

The Pleasure Gap

The Pleasure Gap
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Publisher : Seal Press
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9781580058346
ISBN-13 : 1580058345
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The Pleasure Gap by : Katherine Rowland

American culture is more sexually liberal than ever. But compared to men, women's sexual pleasure has not grown: Up to 40 percent of American women experience the sexual malaise clinically known as low sexual desire. Between this low desire, muted pleasure, and experiencing sex in terms of labor rather than of lust, women by the millions are dissatisfied with their erotic lives. For too long, this deficit has been explained in terms of women's biology, stress, and age. In The Pleasure Gap, Katherine Rowland rejects the idea that women should settle for diminished pleasure; instead, she argues women should take inequality in the bedroom as seriously as we take it in the workplace and understand its causes and effects. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with more than one hundred women and dozens of sexual health professionals, Rowland shows that the pleasure gap is neither medical malady nor psychological condition but rather a result of our culture's troubled relationship with women's sexual expression. This provocative exploration of modern sexuality makes a case for closing the gap for good.

The Metaphysics of Gender

The Metaphysics of Gender
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : 9780199740413
ISBN-13 : 0199740410
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis The Metaphysics of Gender by : Charlotte Witt

The author develops the claim that gender is uniessential to social individuals. The used terms to express gender essentialism are explained, clarified and defended in the first part of the book. In the second part the author constructs an argument for the claim that gender is uniessential to social individuals.

Raising My Rainbow

Raising My Rainbow
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780770437718
ISBN-13 : 0770437710
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Raising My Rainbow by : Lori Duron

Raising My Rainbow is Lori Duron’s frank, heartfelt, and brutally funny account of her and her family's adventures of distress and happiness raising a gender-creative son. Whereas her older son, Chase, is a Lego-loving, sports-playing boy's boy, Lori's younger son, C.J., would much rather twirl around in a pink sparkly tutu, with a Disney Princess in each hand while singing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi." C.J. is gender variant or gender nonconforming, whichever you prefer. Whatever the term, Lori has a boy who likes girl stuff—really likes girl stuff. He floats on the gender-variation spectrum from super-macho-masculine on the left all the way to super-girly-feminine on the right. He's not all pink and not all blue. He's a muddled mess or a rainbow creation. Lori and her family choose to see the rainbow. Written in Lori's uniquely witty and warm voice and launched by her incredibly popular blog of the same name, Raising My Rainbow is the unforgettable story of her wonderful family as they navigate the often challenging but never dull privilege of raising a slightly effeminate, possibly gay, totally fabulous son. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content

It Feels Good to Be Yourself

It Feels Good to Be Yourself
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Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages : 45
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ISBN-10 : 9781250302953
ISBN-13 : 1250302951
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis It Feels Good to Be Yourself by : Theresa Thorn

A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Theresa Thorn and illustrator Noah Grigni. Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between. This sweet, straightforward exploration of gender identity will give children a fuller understanding of themselves and others. With child-friendly language and vibrant art, It Feels Good to Be Yourself provides young readers and parents alike with the vocabulary to discuss this important topic with sensitivity.

My Gender Workbook

My Gender Workbook
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0415916739
ISBN-13 : 9780415916738
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis My Gender Workbook by : Kate Bornstein

With "My Gender Workbook," Bornstein brings theory down to earth and provides a practical approach to living with or without a gender. She also takes aim at efforts to naturalize gender differences.

A Guide to Gender (2nd Edition)

A Guide to Gender (2nd Edition)
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 0989760243
ISBN-13 : 9780989760249
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis A Guide to Gender (2nd Edition) by : Sam Killermann

The first edition was featured as #1 best-seller in Gender on Amazon, and is being used by gender studies & sociology professors on 3 continents. Now with a new foreword by the author, brand new chapters, fixed tpyos, and more gender! 100% of royalties from this edition go directly to hues, a global justice collective. Where do we start, when it comes to learning about something that's everywhere, infused into everything, and is often one of the primary lenses through which we see ourselves and others? When it comes to understanding gender, it's best to begin with deep breath, then with section one of this book by social justice advocate Sam Killermann, who uses clear language, helpful examples, and a bit of humor to help the medicine go down. This book is not overwhelming, it's not overly complicated, and it's not exhausting to read. It is a few hundred pages of gender exploration, social justice how-tos, practical resources, and fun graphics & comics. Sam dissects gender using a comprehensive, non-binary toolkit, with a focus on making this subject accessible and enjoyable. All this to help you understand something that is so commonly misunderstood, but something we all think we get: gender. A Guide to Gender is broken into four sections: Basic Training (which sets the foundation of knowledge for the book, defining concepts of social justice, oppression, privilege, and more); Breaking through the Binary (beginning with a discussion of gender norms, and working toward a more nuanced understanding of gender identity, gender expression, and sex); Feminism & Gender Equity (how feminism can be a solution to the injustices folks of all genders face); and Social Justice Competence (a series of short, practical lessons that will help readers put the learning from the book to work). It's written for people who want to learn for themselves, educators who are hoping to better communicate themes of gender to others, and activists who want to add a gender equity lens to their vision of justice. It's not meant to be the end of one's journey into understanding gender, but a great place to start. Because gender is something we all deserve to understand.

Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference

Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780393340242
ISBN-13 : 0393340244
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by : Cordelia Fine

Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. Yet popular books, magazines and even scientific articles defend inequalities by citing immutable biological differences between the male and female brain. Why are there so few women in science and engineering, so few men in the laundry room? Well, they say, it's our brains.