Children with gender identity disorder : a clinical, ethical, and legal analysis / by Simona Giordano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giordano, Simona, Dr.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare

Routledge studies in health and social welfare ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender dysphoria in children--Social aspects.

Gender dysphoria in children--Counseling of.

Gender dysphoria in children--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How should we understand transgenderism, especially as it affects children and adolescents? Psychiatric manuals include transgenderism among mental illnesses (Gender Identity Disorder). Such inclusion is relatively recent, and even the words transsexual and transgender were coined only a few decades ago. Yet stories of children with an in-between gender have always been, albeit symbolically, a part of popular culture. Drawing on fairy tales, as well as from personal narratives and clinical studies, this book explains how ""Gender Identity Disorder"" manifests in children, critically evaluat

Contents:

Children with Gender Identity Disorder A Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Analysis; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Transgenderism: Setting the Scene; 2 What Is Gender?; 3 Gender Identity Development; 4 What Is 'Gender Identity Disorder'? Tales of People in Between; 5 Available Treatments for Transgender Children and Adolescents; 6 Ethical Issues Surrounding Treatment of Transgender Minors; 7 The Treatment of Minors with Gender Dysphoria: Legal Concerns; 8 Epistemological Issues Relating to Transgenderism

9 Should Gender Minorities Pay for Medical Treatment?10 Conclusions; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-203-09789-0

1-283-84196-7

1-136-22462-9

OCLC:

821174172