Sissies and tomboys : gender nonconformity and homosexual childhood /
In 1973, homosexuality was officially depathologized with a revision in theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatry. In 1980, a new diagnosis appeared: Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood (GID). The shift separated gender from sexuality, while it simultaneously reinforced traditional concep...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[1999]
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| Summary: | In 1973, homosexuality was officially depathologized with a revision in theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatry. In 1980, a new diagnosis appeared: Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood (GID). The shift separated gender from sexuality, while it simultaneously reinforced traditional concepts of "male" and "female" and made it possible for cross-gendered behavior and/or identification to be deemed psychiatric illness.What is the difference then between a child being called a sissy on the playground and being labeled with a disorder in a psychiatric hospital? Combining theory and personal narrative, this volume interrogates the meaning of "the normal" that pervades the literature on GID and investigates the theoretical underpinnings of the diagnosis. Sissies and Tomboys considers how the stigma of illness influences a child's development and what homosexual childhood, freed from the constraints of conventionally acceptable gender expression, might look like. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 308 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0814774830 9780814774830 0814774849 9780814774847 |