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UNINA9910786598503321 |
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Autore |
Giordano Simona, Dr. |
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Titolo |
Children with gender identity disorder : a clinical, ethical, and legal analysis / / Simona Giordano |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-09789-0 |
1-283-84196-7 |
1-136-22462-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in health and social welfare ; ; 9 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gender dysphoria |
Transgender children - Mental health |
Transgender children - Counseling of |
Gender transition - Moral and ethical aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Children with Gender Identity Disorder A Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Analysis; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Transgenderism: Setting the Scene; 2 What Is Gender?; 3 Gender Identity Development; 4 What Is 'Gender Identity Disorder'? Tales of People in Between; 5 Available Treatments for Transgender Children and Adolescents; 6 Ethical Issues Surrounding Treatment of Transgender Minors; 7 The Treatment of Minors with Gender Dysphoria: Legal Concerns; 8 Epistemological Issues Relating to Transgenderism |
9 Should Gender Minorities Pay for Medical Treatment?10 Conclusions; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How should we understand transgenderism, especially as it affects children and adolescents? Psychiatric manuals include transgenderism among mental illnesses (Gender Identity Disorder). Such inclusion is relatively recent, and even the words transsexual and transgender were coined only a few decades ago. Yet stories of children with an in-between gender have always been, albeit symbolically, a part of popular culture. Drawing on fairy tales, as well as from personal narratives and |
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