Gender & Sexuality For Beginners
What does sexual orientation mean if the very categories of gender are in question? How do we measure equality when our society's definitions of "male" and "female" leave out much of the population? There is no consensus on what a "real" man or woman is, where one's sex begins and ends, or what purpose the categories of masculine and feminine traits serve. While significant strides have been made in recent years on behalf of women's, gay and lesbian rights, there is still a large division betwe…
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- Full title :Gender & Sexuality For Beginners.
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What does sexual orientation mean if the very categories of gender are in question? How do we measure equality when our society's definitions of "male" and "female" leave out much of the population? There is no consensus on what a "real" man or woman is, where one's sex begins and ends, or what purpose the categories of masculine and feminine traits serve. While significant strides have been made in recent years on behalf of women's, gay and lesbian rights, there is still a large division between the law and day-to-day reality for LGBTQIA and female-identified individuals in American society
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):For Beginners
- Place of Publication:Newburyport
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (225 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781934389706, 1934389706
- oclc:ocn882778623
- LC Classification:HQ1075 .G36 2013
- Dewey Decimal:305.3
Table of Contents
Who said that? -- The biology of sex and gender -- Historical construction of gender roles -- Feminism -- Modern construction of gender roles -- Sexual orientation -- Gay and lesbian activism -- Queer theory -- Transgender contexts and concerns -- Looking forward.
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