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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823001003321

Autore

Giordano Simona, Dr.

Titolo

Children with gender identity disorder : a clinical, ethical, and legal analysis / / by Simona Giordano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2013

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-09789-0

1-283-84196-7

1-136-22462-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in health and social welfare ; ; 9

Disciplina

618.928583

Soggetti

Gender identity disorders in children - Social aspects

Gender identity disorders in children - Counseling of

Gender identity disorders in children - Moral and ethical aspects

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

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



clinical studies, this book explains how ""Gender Identity Disorder"" manifests in children, critically evaluat