This sociological examination delves into how trans individuals' bodies are perceived and transformed within social, political, and medical frameworks. It explores the implications of these transformations on identity and societal norms, making it relevant for readers interested in embodiment, legal sociology, sexology, medical sociology, and gender theory. The book offers critical insights into the intersection of body politics and the lived experiences of transpeople.
This two-volume Handbook provides a major thematic overview of global sexualities, spanning each of the continents, and its study, which is both reflective and prospective, and includes traditional approaches and emerging themes. The Handbook offers a robust theoretical underpinning and critical outlook on current global, glocal, and 'new' sexualities and practices, whilst offering an extensive reflection on current challenges and future directions of the field. The broad coverage of topics engages with a range of theories, and maintains a multi-disciplinary framework. PART ONE: Understanding Sexuality: Epistemologies/Conceptual and Methodological ChallengesPART TWO: Enforcing and Challenging Sexual NormsPART THREE: Interrogating/Undoing Sexual CategoriesPART FOUR: Enhancement Practices and Sexual Markets/IndustriesPART FIVE: Sexual Rights and Citizenship (And the Governance of Sexuality)PART SIX: Sexuality and Social Movements PART SEVEN: Language and Cultural Representation
This book presents a poignant account of the current policy approaches to self-determining sex and gender in the UK and beyond, showing how legal, medical and pedagogical policy developments are interconnected, and how policy is affected by transgender and diverse gender experiences and activism.