| Description |
xii, 160 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Dress, body, culture., 1360-466X |
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Dress, body, culture.
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| Contents |
1. Mind, Body, and Attributed Gender -- 2. Reframing Self -- 3. Social Recognition of Gender -- 4. Sexualities and Genders -- 5. Shifting Identities -- 6. Trans-Psychosocial Experiences -- 7. Post-Transitional Concepts |
| Summary |
This book examines understanding of how gender can and does function in powerful, complex, and subtle ways. Highlighting how the gender identity of transsexuals relates to hormonal and surgical changes in the body as well as to changes in dress, the book investigates the pressures and motivations to conform to expected gender roles, and the ways in which these are affected by social, educational, and professional status |
| Analysis |
Gender issues |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p152-153. _ Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-153) and index |
| Subject |
Griggs, Claudine, 1953-
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Clothing and dress -- Psychological aspects.
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects.
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Clothing and dress -- Sociological aspects.
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Costume -- Symbolic aspects.
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Costume -- Social aspects.
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Gender transition.
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Gender identity.
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Sex role.
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Transsexuals -- Clothing.
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Costume -- Psychological aspects.
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Transitioning (Gender)
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Gender affirming surgery
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Hormone therapy (Gender)
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| LC no. |
98207372 |
| ISBN |
1859739113 (cloth) |
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1859739164 (paperback) |
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