Changing sex
Subtitle: transsexualism, technology, and the idea of gender
By: Bernice L. Hausman.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Transsexualism -- Social aspects.; Sex change -- Social aspects.; Gender identity -- History -- 20th century.; Transsexualism -- Public opinion.; Hermaphroditism -- Public opinion.; Heterosexism.
Description: Changing Sex takes a bold new approach to the study of transsexualism in the twentieth century. By addressing the significance of medical technology to the phenomenon of transsexualism, Bernice L. Hausman transforms current conceptions of transsexuality as a disorder of gender identity by showing how developments in medical knowledge and technology make possible the emergence of new subjectivities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-238) and index.