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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454859703321

Autore

Dreger Alice Domurat

Titolo

Hermaphrodites and the medical invention of sex [[electronic resource] /] / Alice Domurat Dreger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1998

ISBN

0-674-03433-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 268 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

616.694

Soggetti

Intersexuality - Treatment - France - History - 19th century

Intersexuality - Treatment - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Intersexuality - Treatment - France - History - 20th century

Intersexuality - Treatment - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Intersexuality - Treatment - United States

Intersexuality - Psychological aspects

Sex (Psychology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-261) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- Acknowledgments -- PROLOGUE "But My Good Woman) You Are a Man!" -- CHAPTER 1 Doubtful Sex -- CHAPTER 2 Doubtful Status -- CHAPTER 3 In Search of the Veritable Vulva -- CHAPTER 4 Hermaphrodites in Love -- CHAPTER 5 The Age of Gonads -- EPILOGUE Categorical Imperatives -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Punctuated with remarkable case studies, this book explores extraordinary encounters between hermaphrodites--people born with "ambiguous" sexual anatomy--and the medical and scientific professionals who grappled with them. Alice Dreger focuses on events in France and Britain in the late nineteenth century, a moment of great tension for questions of sex roles. While feminists, homosexuals, and anthropological explorers openly questioned the natures and purposes of the two sexes, anatomical hermaphrodites suggested a deeper question: just how many human sexes are there? Ultimately hermaphrodites led doctors and scientists to another surprisingly



difficult question: what is sex, really? Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex takes us inside the doctors' chambers to see how and why medical and scientific men constructed sex, gender, and sexuality as they did, and especially how the material conformation of hermaphroditic bodies--when combined with social exigencies--forced peculiar constructions. Throughout the book Dreger indicates how this history can help us to understand present-day conceptualizations of sex, gender, and sexuality. This leads to an epilogue, where the author discusses and questions the protocols employed today in the treatment of intersexuals (people born hermaphroditic). Given the history she has recounted, should these protocols be reconsidered and revised? A meticulously researched account of a fascinating problem in the history of medicine, this book will compel the attention of historians, physicians, medical ethicists, intersexuals themselves, and anyone interested in the meanings and foundations of sexual identity.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910831048603321

Autore

Ryan Ann Marie

Titolo

Designing and implementing global selection systems [[electronic resource] /] / Ann Marie Ryan and Nancy Tippins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-11733-5

9786612117336

1-4443-1092-5

1-4443-1091-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Talent management essentials

Altri autori (Persone)

TippinsNancy

Disciplina

658.3/112

658.3112

Soggetti

Employee selection

International business enterprises - Employees

International business enterprises - Personnel management

Employment in foreign countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Designing and Implementing Global Selection Systems""; ""Contents""; ""Series Editor�s Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Challenges in Developing and Implementing Global Selection Systems""; ""Challenges in Selection System Development for Global Use""; ""Challenges in Selection System Implementation across Boundaries""; ""Benefits of Global Systems""; ""Chapter 2: Characteristics of Good Selection Systems""; ""Assumptions of Selection Systems""; ""Characteristics of “Good Selection Tools�""; ""Chapter 3: Cultural Differences and Their Impact on Selection Systems""

""What is Culture?""""What Are the Most Commonly Mentioned National Cultural Differences?""; ""What Do We Actually Know about Cultural Differences and Selection?""; ""How to Judge Whether Cultural Adaptation is Needed""; ""Chapter 4: Legal, Economic, and Other Considerations""; ""Local Labor Markets""; ""Educational Systems""; ""Collective Bargaining""; ""Legal Environment""; ""Professional Standards""; ""Chapter 5: Best Practices in the Design of Global Selection Systems""; ""Defining a Global Selection Objective""; ""Gathering Information on a Global Basis""

""Developing or Adapting Tools for Universal Use""""Considering How Information Will Be Combined and Integrated""; ""Supporting Effectiveness on a Global Basis""; ""Fairness on a Global Basis""; ""Chapter 6: Best Practices in the Implementation of Global Selection Systems""; ""Being Efficient on a Global Basis""; ""Fitting Staffing Environments and Resources around the Globe""; ""Marketing to Stakeholders Globally""; ""Monitoring Global Implementation""; ""Global Recruiting""; ""Outsourcing""; ""Chapter 7: Final Thoughts""; ""Trends and Challenges""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

<i>Designing and Implementing Global Selection Systems</i> provides insights and essential management tools for planning and implementing an effective global staffing system. <ul> <li>Provides the basic principles of employee selection and insights into the challenges of globally standardized selection systems</li> <li>Describes common pitfalls and the most effective best practice strategies for global staffing issues</li> <li>Includes helpful sidebars with examples to assist in making the best choices regarding selection system development and implementation</li> </ul>