Socialising transgender : support in transition / Kate Norman, Visiting Fellow at the School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norman, Kate, 1953- author.

Series:

Policy and practice in health and social care ; 25.

Policy and practice in health and social care ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people--Social conditions.

Trans people.

Social work with trans people.

Social work with transgender people.

Trans people--Services for--Scotland.

Transgender people.

Social conditions.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

xvi, 151 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; London : Dunedin, 2017.

Summary:

An evaluation of social support to transgender people relating to gender identity, gender transition, discrimination and mental health, leading to consideration of the niche for transgender people in a bi-gendered society, and of the developing socialization of transgender which counter-balances the consequences of its initial medicalization.

Contents:

Table of Contents: Acknowledgements. Introduction. Glossary of Terms. List of Tables. Chapter 1: Gender and Transgender Identities; Chapter 2: Dedicated and Generic Social Care; Chapter 3: Why Transition? Chapter 4: Discrimination and Transphobia; Chapter 5: Physical and Mental Health Issues; Chapter 6: Support to Family Members; Chapter 7: Transgender and Society; Chapter 8: The Socialisation of Transgender. Appendix: The Scottish 2015 Study. References. Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-141) and index.

ISBN:

9781780460659

1780460651

OCLC:

990031691