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Is Gender Fluid? (The Big Idea Series) (Paperback)

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This stimulating entry in The Big Idea series assesses the connections between gender, psychology, culture, and sexuality, revealing how individual and social attitudes have evolved over the centuries. 


When we are born, we are each assigned a gender based on our physical anatomy. But why is it that some people experience dissonance between their biological sex and their personal identity? Is gender something we are, or something we do? Is our expression of gender a product of biology, or does it develop based on our environment? Are the traditional binary male and female gender roles relevant in an increasingly fluid and flexible world? Sally Hines, whose work on transgender issues draws on the intersections and disconnections of gender, sexuality, and their biological embodiment, is an ideally well-informed author to explore these questions. Supplementing this text are numerous illustrations that provide an accessible and informative visual component to the book.


This intelligent volume in the Big Idea series considers the relations between gender, psychology, culture, and sexuality, examining the evolution of individual and social attitudes over the centuries and throughout the world.   



About the Author


Sally Hines is Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. She has published numerous articles and books, of which the most recent is Gender, Society and Culture. Hines is the principal investigator of the international project Pregnant Men: An International Exploration of Trans Male Experiences and Practices of Reproduction.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780500293683
ISBN-10: 0500293686
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication Date: October 16th, 2018
Pages: 144
Language: English
Series: The Big Idea Series