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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777021603321

Autore

Hines Sally

Titolo

TransForming gender : transgender practices of identity, intimacy and care / / Sally Hines [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, U.K. : , : Policy Press, , 2007

ISBN

1-4473-0407-1

1-281-74175-2

9786611741754

1-84742-255-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 227 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

306.76/8

Soggetti

Gender nonconformity

Transgender people - Identity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2022).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; TransForming gender; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Theorising transgender; 2. Analysing care, intimacy and citizenship; 3. Transgender identities and experiences; 4. Gender identities and feminism; 5. Sexual identities; 6. Partnering and parenting relationships; 7. Kinship and friendship; 8. Transgender care networks, social movements and citizenship; 9. Conclusions: (re)theorising transgender; Notes; Appendix: Research notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a major contribution to contemporary gender and sexuality studies, addressing changing government legislation concerning the citizenship rights of transgender people.