Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex

• Autore: Reis Elizabeth <1958->
• Pubblicazione: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.196/69400973
• Soggetto topico: Gender identity; Intersex people; Intersexuality; Medicalization
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: History
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Hermaphrodites, monstrous births, and same-sex intimacy in early America -- From monsters to deceivers in the early nineteenth century -- The conflation of hermaphrodites and sexual perverts at the turn of the century -- Cutting the Gordian knot : gonads, marriage, and surgery in the 1920s and 1930s -- Psychology, John Money, and the gender of rearing in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s -- Bioethics, informed consent, and children's rights -- Who stands under the umbrella? The politics of naming and categorizing intersex.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book traces the changing definitions, perceptions, and medical management of intersex in America from the colonial period to the present"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex
• ISBN: 1-4214-5398-3; 1-4214-4185-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911003585903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II