Bodies in doubt : an American history of intersex /
"What does it mean to be human? The answer, in part, is to be physically sexed and culturally gendered. Yet not all bodies are clearly male or female. Bodies in Doubt traces the changing definitions, perceptions, and medical management of intersex (atypical sex development) in America from the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2009.
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| Summary: | "What does it mean to be human? The answer, in part, is to be physically sexed and culturally gendered. Yet not all bodies are clearly male or female. Bodies in Doubt traces the changing definitions, perceptions, and medical management of intersex (atypical sex development) in America from the colonial period to the present day."--Jacket. |
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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: | xvii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801891557 0801891558 9781421405834 1421405830 |