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&...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newburyport :
For Beginners,
2013.
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| Series: | For beginners.
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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books. |
| Local Note: | Ebook Library |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (225 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-216). |
| ISBN: | 9781934389706 1934389706 |