The transgender exigency : defining sex and gender in the 21st century / Edward Schiappa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schiappa, Edward, 1954- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people--Civil rights.

Trans people.

Trans people--Legal status, laws, etc.

Sex--History--21st century.

Sex.

Gender identity--History--21st century.

Gender identity.

Transgender people--Civil rights.

Transgender people--Legal status, laws, etc.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.

Summary:

"At no other point in human history have the definitions of "woman" and "man," "male" and "female," "masculine" and "feminine," been more contentious than now. This book advances a pragmatic approach to the act of defining that acknowledges the important ethical dimensions of our definitional practices. Increased transgender rights and visibility has been met with increased opposition, controversy, and even violence. Who should have the power to define the meanings of sex and gender? What values and interests are advanced by competing definitions? Should an all-boys' college or high school allow transgender boys to apply? Should transgender women be allowed to use the women's bathroom? How has growing recognition of intersex conditions challenged our definitions of sex/gender? In this timely intervention, Edward Schiappa examines the key sites of debate and including schools, bathrooms, the military, sports, prisons, and feminism, drawing attention to the political, practical, and ethical dimensions of the act of defining itself. This is an important text for students and scholars in gender studies, philosophy, communication, and sociology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Definitions and the Transgender Exigency

1. The role of regulatory definitions

2. A brief history of defining sex and gender

3. `The Transgender Exigency

pt. II Definitional contexts

4. Single-sex schools

5. Bathrooms

6. The military

7. Sports

8. Prisons

9. Feminisms

pt. III What now?

10. A pragmatic approach to defining sex/gender.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Schiappa, Edward. Transgender exigency

ISBN:

9781032168364

1032168366

9781032168203

103216820X

OCLC:

1275432015