Changing sex : transsexualism, technology, and the idea of gender / Bernice L. Hausman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hausman, Bernice L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transness--Social aspects.

Transness.

Gender transition--Social aspects.

Gender transition.

Gender identity--History--20th century.

Gender identity.

Transness--Public opinion.

Intersexuality--Public opinion.

Intersexuality.

Heterosexism.

Transgender identity.

Transgender-affirming care.

Intersex genital mutilation.

Social constructionism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Changing Sex takes a bold new approach to the study of transsexualism in the twentieth century. By addressing the significance of medical technology to the phenomenon of transsexualism, Bernice L. Hausman transforms current conceptions of transsexuality as a disorder of gender identity by showing how developments in medical knowledge and technology make possible the emergence of new subjectivities.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION: TRANSSEXUALISM, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE IDEA OF GENDER

1 GLANDS, HORMONES, AND PERSONALITY

2 PLASTIC IDEOLOGIES AND PLASTIC TRANSFORMATIONS

3 MANAGING INTERSEXUALITY AND PRODUCING GENDER

4 DEMANDING SUBJECTIVITY

5 BODY, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENDER IN TRANSSEXUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

6 SEMIOTICS OF SEX, GENDER, AND THE BODY

EPILOGUE

NOTES

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-238) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822316923

0822316927

9780822396277

0822396270

OCLC:

893681617