The transgender exigency : defining sex and gender in the 21st century / Edward Schiappa.
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...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| 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-boys⁰́₉ college or high school allow transgender boys to apply? Should transgender women be allowed to use the women⁰́₉s 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781003250494 1003250491 9781000538663 1000538664 9781032168203 103216820X 9781032168364 1032168366 |