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Record Nr.

UNINA9910481023303321

Autore

Cohen-Kettenis Peggy Tine <1948->

Titolo

Transgenderism and intersexuality in childhood and adolescence [[electronic resource] ] : making choices / / Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis, Friedemann Pfa??fflin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, 2003

ISBN

1-322-42339-3

1-4522-3362-4

1-4522-6715-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry ; ; v. 46

Altri autori (Persone)

Pfa?fflinFriedemann

Disciplina

305.3

616.8583

Soggetti

Gender identity

Sex

Sex role

Transsexuals - Identity

Electronic books.

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 (p. 181-209) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; SERIES EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; PREFACE; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; 1 - TYPICAL SEXUAL AND PSYCHOSEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION; 2 - GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: A Cultural Blank Space; 3 - ATYPICAL SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION; 4 - ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER IDENTITY AND GENDER ROLE; 5 - CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF INTERSEX CONDITIONS; 6 - CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF GENDER PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN; 7 - CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF GENDER PROBLEMS IN ADOLESCENTS; 8 - LEGAL ISSUES OF INTERSEXUALITY AND TRANSSEXUALISM; REFERENCES; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sommario/riassunto

A small minority of adults question their own sexuality attempting to answer a discrepancy between their subjective experience & their biological sex. Others suffer from genetic discrepancies. This volume provides an overview of research clinical insights & the ethical



dilemmas facing clinicians.