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FTM : Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society / Aaron Devor ; with a new introduction by the author and a new foreword by Jamison Green.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Devor, Aaron H., 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gender identity.
- Transness.
- Female-to-male transsexuals--Case studies.
- Trans men--Case studies.
- Trans men.
- Local Subjects:
- Female-to-male transsexuals--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (741 pages) : illustrations, photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : Indiana University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- With a new introduction, Devor positions the volume in twenty-first century debates of identity politics and community-building and provides a window into his own self-exploration as a result of his research.
- Contents:
- Cover
- FTM
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- New Foreword
- Original Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- New Introduction
- Original Introduction
- PART I: FIRST QUESTIONS
- 1 Have Female-to-Male Transsexuals Always Existed?
- 2 Theories about Transsexualism
- PART II: CHILDHOOD YEARS
- 3 Finding Out about Gender: Theories of Childhood Gender Acquisition
- 4 Family Scenes
- 5 Who Would Want to Be a Girl?: The Women (and Girls) in Participants' Families
- 6 Men Rule: The Men (and Boys) in Participants' Families
- 7 Lessons Learned at Home: Summary of Family Relationships
- 8 Childhood Friends and Foes: Relationships with Non-Family Members
- PART III: ADOLESCENCE
- 9 Adolescence Is about Change
- 10 Crises at Puberty
- 11 Adolescent Friendships
- 12 Women Are Different: Relationships with Female Relatives
- 13 Access Denied, Restrictions Apply: Relationship with Male Relatives
- 14 Looking for Love, Groping for Identity: Adolescent Sexuality
- 15 Concluding Adolescence
- PART IV: PRE-TRANSITION YEARS
- 16 Finding Identities
- PART V: CHANGING OVER
- 17 A Long Road
- 18 Making the Decision
- 19 Making the Changes
- 20 Coming Out Stories
- 21 Are We There Yet?
- PART VI: LIFE AFTER TRANSITION
- 22 Nature Calls: Toilet Traumas and Medical Necessities
- 23 The Naked Truth about Sexuality
- 24 Visions of Genders
- 25 Lessons from the Journey
- PART: VII: CONCLUDING
- 26 Conclusions and Questions
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Participant Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-02334-3
- OCLC:
- 952277286
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