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First published in 1935, Sex & Temperament is a fascinating and brilliant anthropological study of the intimate lives of three New Guinea tribes from infancy to adulthood. Focusing on the gentle, mountain-dwelling Arapesh, the fierce, cannibalistic Mundugumor, and the graceful headhunters of Tchambuli -- Mead advances the theory that many so-called masculine and feminine characteristics are not based on fundamental sex differences but reflect the...
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Women's rights have progressed significantly in the last two decades, but major challenges remain in order to end global gender discrimination. The unfinished revolution: Voices from the global fight for women's rights outlines the recent history of the battle to secure basic rights for women and girls, including in the Middle East where the hopes raised by the Arab Spring are yet to be fulfilled. This anthology opens with a foreword by Christiane...
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Mein Buch befasst sich mit der Transgenderidologie und ihre Auswirkungen auf Frauen und Kinder. Es ist eine detaillierte Untersuchung dieses Phänomens in westlichen Ländern (USA, UK, Europa etc). Ich arbeite seit über 40 Jahren zu diesem Thema und bin die Autorin von The Transsexual Empire, dass das erste feministische Buch zu diesem Thema war (1979).
Ich stelle viele Fragen wie zum Beispiel: wissen Leute, die Transgenderideologie befürworten,...
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A critical analysis of feminist writings on sexuality from a radical feminist and lesbian feminist standpoint. Critical of libertarianism, Denise Thompson provides a detailed analysis of the mechanisms of domination and the ways in which feminist theory is marginalised. A must-read for any serious feminist thinker.
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Over the last decade, Timor-Leste has made substantial progress in state building and strengthening the economy, governance, and infrastructure. Gender equality has been a fundamental principle in these efforts and remains key to achieving sustainable development into the future. This assessment examines gender issues across the different socioeconomic sectors of Timor-Leste, such as health, education, work, and political participation. It brings...
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The Liminal Chrysalis: Imagining Reproduction and Parenting Futures Beyond the Binary is an edited collection that works to identify and deconstruct many of the countless binaries that operate within the realms of parenting and reproduction. Weaving poetry, speculative fiction, and autobiography with interviews, critical analysis, and research, the authors take as their starting place that there is magical potential and possibility in the ambiguous,...
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"Necesitamos visualizar un mundo que celebre el amor en cualquier forma, orientación sexual o expresión de género." En Barreras para Amar, la psicoterapeuta Marina Peralta utiliza su propia historia de vida para hacer frente a la cuestión de la identidad bisexual. Situado en México y California, Marina revela cómo el abuso sexual a una edad temprana, la llevó a una confusión sexual en su adolescencia. Plantada por su primer novio, reconfortada...
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I think it's safe to say our culture is a parody of gender identity. Men desire to be men, but most men haven't the slightest clue what real manhood looks like. Women desire to be women, but most women are stuck in the same rut. And this is because we're always going about it the wrong way. We can be sure of at least one thing: What we're doing isn't working. Not only is it not working, but it's making things worse. Our vision for what men and women...
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The autobiography of the first known recipient of gender-affirming surgery, a story adapted into the feature film The Danish Girl.
An inspirational and moving account of the transformation of the painter Einar Wegener into Lili Elbe, compiled from Lili's own letters and manuscripts.
Lili Elbe was, in 1931, the first transsexual to receive a male-to female sex change. This remarkable book-a sensation when first published over eighty years ago-shows...
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Summary of All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister | Includes Analysis Preview: All the Single Ladies is an examination of the role of marriage in the lives of women in the United States today and a historical accounting of how the institution arrived at its current juncture. Following an academic investigation into the state of marriages for American women in the past, Traister describes the ways women are reclaiming the institution on their own...
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Historian and philosopher John Fiske tried to reconcile orthodox religious beliefs with Darwin's science, both on the lecture platform and in his collections of essays. Excursions of an Evolutionist is one such collection, eloquently written and containing such chapters as, "Europe Before the Arrival of Man," "The Origins of Protestantism," and "Evolution and Religion," as well as a brief memoir of Charles Darwin.
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What does it mean for someone to be 'trans'? What are the implications of this for healthcare provision? Drawing on the findings of an extensive research project, this book addresses urgent challenges and debates in trans health. It interweaves patient voices with social theory and autobiography, offering an innovative look at how shifting language, patient mistrust, waiting lists and professional power shape clinical encounters, and exploring what...
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Con vistas a una didáctica con perspectiva de género, esta obra, escrita por docentes investigadores especializados, pretende promover la reflexión sobre lo femenino y lo masculino en el ámbito educativo. Los desafíos dentro de las aulas, a pesar de todo lo que se ha avanzado en materia de género, aún existen y no son pocos. Los estereotipos y los prejuicios de la sociedad actual siguen reproduciendo modelos que encubren y naturalizan numerosas...
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What role did sexual assault play in the conquest of America? How did American attitudes toward female sexuality evolve, and how was sexuality regulated in the early Republic?
Sex and sexuality have always been the subject of much attention, both scholarly and popular. Yet, accounts of the early years of the United States tend to overlook the importance of their influence on the shaping of American culture. Sex and Sexuality in Early America addresses...
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This spirited and engaging multidisciplinary volume pins its focus on the lived experiences and cultural depictions of women's mobility and labor in Japan. The theme of "modern girls" continues to offer a captivating window into the changes that women's roles have undergone during the course of the last century. Here we encounter Japanese women inhabiting the most modern of spaces, in newly created professions, moving upward and outward, claiming...
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Get the Summary of John Lovell's The Warrior Poet Way in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. John Lovell's "The Warrior Poet Way" explores the natural combativeness in boys, advocating for its cultivation into a protective instinct for families and communities. He laments the loss of traditional male role models and calls for a re-embrace of the warrior ethos. Lovell teaches tactical skills to awaken men's dormant warrior...
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Sweden is often considered one of the most gender-equal countries in the world and held up as a model to follow, but the reality is more complex. This is the first book to explode the myth of Swedish gender equality, both offering a new perspective for an international audience, and suggesting how equality might be rethought more generally. While the authors argue that the gender-equality mantra in Sweden has led to a society with increased opportunities...
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What do home health aides, call center operators, prostitutes, sperm donors, nail manicurists, and housecleaners have in common? Around the world, they make their livings through touch, closeness, and personal care. Their labors, both paid and unpaid, sustain the day-to-day work that we require to survive. This book takes a close look at carework, domestic work, and sex work in everyday life and illuminates the juncture where money and intimacy meet....
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Gendering Women is an engaging and accessible account of how constructions of femininity fundamentally affect women's mental wellbeing through the life course. Led by women's life history accounts of growing up and growing older in the north of England, this book shows how experiences of becoming and being a woman - in family life, education, employment, motherhood and situations of violence - both enable and erode self confidence and esteem. The...
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Filling a need for clear and accurate information at a time when it was difficult to find, the author of this 1912 guide presents a frank-and, for his time, radical-discussion of the psychology of sex, abstinence, the double standard, venereal disease, prostitution, contraception, abortion, impotence, anatomy, artificial insemination, and more.
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