Sex and gender : a contemporary reader / edited by Alice Sullivan and Selina Todd

Published:: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource
Additional Creators:: Sullivan, Alice (Professor of sociology) and Todd, Selina

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"Sex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader explores the relationship between sex and gender identity with perspectives from across the social and human sciences. Each of the 15 chapters have been specially commissioned for this volume, and authored by scholars who are leaders in their respective fields. Each chapter offers significant methodological, theoretical and empirical insights into one of the most fraught debates in contemporary politics and academia. The book provides a broad-ranging introduction to the issues central to the 'gender critical' debate from a range of academic disciplines, drawing out the implications for social, political and legal debates. Topics and questions addressed include: the history of sex is womanhood a social fact? sex and the brain do we need data on sex? Also discussed are sports, sex-based rights, puberty suppression, criminal justice and gender dysphoria. Sex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader is ideal for students studying gender issues from a wide range of disciplines including sociology, history, philosophy and gender studies"--

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9781003286608 (ebook)
1003286607
9781000900743 (electronic bk. : PDF)
1000900746 (electronic bk. : PDF)
9781000900767 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
1000900762 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
9781032261201 (hardback)
9781032261195 (paperback)

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