Geared toward high school students, undergraduate students, and general readers, this reference work provides a thorough and unbiased treatment of sex, gender, and transgenderism-social issues of particular importance in today's world. Sex and Gender: A Reference Handbook is a single-volume book that introduces a variety of personal, social, political, and ethical issues of concern to every young adult in the United States today. Written in a style that is accessible and engaging for student readers and researchers, this book examines subjects that are rarely discussed for readers of this age…mehr
Geared toward high school students, undergraduate students, and general readers, this reference work provides a thorough and unbiased treatment of sex, gender, and transgenderism-social issues of particular importance in today's world. Sex and Gender: A Reference Handbook is a single-volume book that introduces a variety of personal, social, political, and ethical issues of concern to every young adult in the United States today. Written in a style that is accessible and engaging for student readers and researchers, this book examines subjects that are rarely discussed for readers of this age group, providing authoritative information on topics such as gender roles, gender development, and gender inequality; body image; sexual differentiation in humans; the range of human affectional expression; sex education; and LGBT discrimination. Readers of this reference book will examine a number of important current issues relating to sex and gender, such as transgenderism, gender dysphoria, same-sex attraction, the development of gender roles, the changing perspectives on these topics, and other controversial and unresolved issues in American society today. The book also includes a Data and Documents chapter that contains laws, courts cases, and other primary documents that relate to current issues involving sex and gender.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Preface 1 Background and History Introduction Basic Definitions Sex Gender Sexual Differentiation in Humans Disorders of Sexual Development Intersex in History Puberty Gender Development Transgenderism Normal and Natural Transgenderism in History Transgenderism Today Gender Roles Gender Roles in Human Civilization The Rise of Feminism Gender Inequality Today Affectional Orientation Legal Prohibitions on Same-Sex Acts in the United States Civil Rights for LGBT Individuals Attitudes toward Same-Sex Behaviors in the United States The Range of Human Affectional Expression Conclusion References 2 Problems Issues and Solutions Introduction Transgender Discrimination LGBT Discrimination Sex Education Gender Dysphoria Gender Testing in Athletics Gender Inequality Politics Employment Body Image Conclusion References 3 Perspectives Introduction "Come Out! Come Out!": A Battle Cry for Change by Philip Bockman (with Paul Feiler) Intersex Human Rights Abuse by Veronica Drantz with Avery Capaldi Alex McCorry Alexis Mickler and Crixs Haligowski Feminisms Coming and Going by Mel Ferrara Bringing Feelings to the Diagnostic Criteria of Gender Dysphoria by Dean A. Haycock Intersex: Beyond the Sex Binary by Axel Keating Living with Gender Dysphoria by Whitney McKnight Feminism: Where We've Been and Where We're Going by Martha Rampton Sexual Reassignment Surgery: History and Controversy by John Galbraith Simmons Gender on a Faceless Internet by Katherine Tutt 4 Profiles Introduction Accord Alliance American Association of University Women Harry Benjamin (1885-1986) Mary Calderone (1904-1998) Roberta Cowell (1918-2011) Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) dsdfamilies Elagabalus (203/204-222) Gender Spectrum GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) Joan of Arc (1412-1431) Franklin Kameny (1925-2011) Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) Phyllis Lyon (1924- ) Del Martin (1921-2008) National Center for Transgender Equality National Eating Disorders Association National Organization for Women Virginia Prince (1912-2009) Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States Shi Pei Pu (1938-2009) Society for the Scientific Study of Sex Tri-Ess Sojourner Truth (ca. 1797-1883) Ella Flagg Young (1845-1918) 5 Data and Documents Introduction Data Table 5.1. Partial List of Gender Options Available on Facebook UK Table 5.2. Median Usual Weekly Earnings of Full-time Wage and Salary Workers by Selected Characteristics 2014 Table 5.3. Sex-Based Charges Filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 FY1997?FY2015 Table 5.4. Prevalence of 30-day Steroid Use by American Youth 1991-2015 (percentage of respondents) Table 5.5. Disapproval of Steroid Use by 12th Graders American Youth 1990-2015 (percentage of respondents) Documents Civil Rights Act (1964) Federal Regulations for Equal Participation in Sports (1972) City of Chicago v. Wilson (1978) Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 550 U.S. 618 (2007) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (2009) Wisconsin Act 219 (2011) Arcadia Resolution Agreement (2013) Treatment of Transgender Employment Discrimination Claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (2014) Truth in Advertising Act (2014) National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India No. 400 of 2012 (2014) Interim Arbitral Award (2015) North Carolina House Bill 2 (2016) State of Texas et al. v. United States of America et al. (2016) Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act (Mississippi) (2016) Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace (2016) State Nondiscrimination Laws Based on Sexual Orientation 6 Resources Introduction Books Articles Reports Internet 7 Chronology Glossary Index About the Author
Preface 1 Background and History Introduction Basic Definitions Sex Gender Sexual Differentiation in Humans Disorders of Sexual Development Intersex in History Puberty Gender Development Transgenderism Normal and Natural Transgenderism in History Transgenderism Today Gender Roles Gender Roles in Human Civilization The Rise of Feminism Gender Inequality Today Affectional Orientation Legal Prohibitions on Same-Sex Acts in the United States Civil Rights for LGBT Individuals Attitudes toward Same-Sex Behaviors in the United States The Range of Human Affectional Expression Conclusion References 2 Problems Issues and Solutions Introduction Transgender Discrimination LGBT Discrimination Sex Education Gender Dysphoria Gender Testing in Athletics Gender Inequality Politics Employment Body Image Conclusion References 3 Perspectives Introduction "Come Out! Come Out!": A Battle Cry for Change by Philip Bockman (with Paul Feiler) Intersex Human Rights Abuse by Veronica Drantz with Avery Capaldi Alex McCorry Alexis Mickler and Crixs Haligowski Feminisms Coming and Going by Mel Ferrara Bringing Feelings to the Diagnostic Criteria of Gender Dysphoria by Dean A. Haycock Intersex: Beyond the Sex Binary by Axel Keating Living with Gender Dysphoria by Whitney McKnight Feminism: Where We've Been and Where We're Going by Martha Rampton Sexual Reassignment Surgery: History and Controversy by John Galbraith Simmons Gender on a Faceless Internet by Katherine Tutt 4 Profiles Introduction Accord Alliance American Association of University Women Harry Benjamin (1885-1986) Mary Calderone (1904-1998) Roberta Cowell (1918-2011) Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) dsdfamilies Elagabalus (203/204-222) Gender Spectrum GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) Joan of Arc (1412-1431) Franklin Kameny (1925-2011) Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) Phyllis Lyon (1924- ) Del Martin (1921-2008) National Center for Transgender Equality National Eating Disorders Association National Organization for Women Virginia Prince (1912-2009) Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States Shi Pei Pu (1938-2009) Society for the Scientific Study of Sex Tri-Ess Sojourner Truth (ca. 1797-1883) Ella Flagg Young (1845-1918) 5 Data and Documents Introduction Data Table 5.1. Partial List of Gender Options Available on Facebook UK Table 5.2. Median Usual Weekly Earnings of Full-time Wage and Salary Workers by Selected Characteristics 2014 Table 5.3. Sex-Based Charges Filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 FY1997?FY2015 Table 5.4. Prevalence of 30-day Steroid Use by American Youth 1991-2015 (percentage of respondents) Table 5.5. Disapproval of Steroid Use by 12th Graders American Youth 1990-2015 (percentage of respondents) Documents Civil Rights Act (1964) Federal Regulations for Equal Participation in Sports (1972) City of Chicago v. Wilson (1978) Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 550 U.S. 618 (2007) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (2009) Wisconsin Act 219 (2011) Arcadia Resolution Agreement (2013) Treatment of Transgender Employment Discrimination Claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (2014) Truth in Advertising Act (2014) National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India No. 400 of 2012 (2014) Interim Arbitral Award (2015) North Carolina House Bill 2 (2016) State of Texas et al. v. United States of America et al. (2016) Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act (Mississippi) (2016) Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace (2016) State Nondiscrimination Laws Based on Sexual Orientation 6 Resources Introduction Books Articles Reports Internet 7 Chronology Glossary Index About the Author
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