Author: Elizabeth Reis
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1421405830
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1421405830
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex
What does it mean to be human? To be human is, in part, to be physically sexed and culturally gendered.
Powered by Frooition Pro Click here to view full size. Full Size Image Click to close full size. Bodies in Doubt [9780801891557] - Book NEW Author(s): Elizabeth Reis Format: Hardcover # Pages: 216 ISBN-13: 9780801891557 Published: 05/08/2009 Language: English Weight: 1.00 pounds Brand new book. About Us Payment Shipping Customer Service FAQs Welcome to MovieMars All items are Brand New. We offer unbeatable prices, quick shipping times and a wide selection second to none. Purchases come with a 3
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. From the beginning, intersex bodies have been marked as "other," as monstrous, sinister, threatening, inferior, and unfortunate. Some nineteenth-century doctors viewed their intersex patients with disrespect and suspicion. Later, doctors showed more empathy for their patients' plights and tried to make correct decisions regarding their care. Yet definitions of "correct" in matters of intersex were entangled with shif
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex, ISBN-13: 9781421405834, ISBN-10: 1421405830
age level from 17 author elizabeth reis format paperback language english publication year 13 03 2012 subject medicine subject 2 medicine general title bodies in doubt an american history of intersex author reis elizabeth publisher johns hopkins univ pr publication date feb 02 2012 pages 216 binding paperback edition reprint dimensions 6 00 wx 8 75 hx 1 00 d isbn 1421405830 subject medical history description what does it mean to be human to be human is in part to be physically sexed and cultu
age level from 17 author elizabeth reis format hardback language english publication year 23 06 2009 subject social sciences subject 2 gender studies gay lesbian studies title bodies in doubt an american history of intersex author reis elizabeth publisher johns hopkins univ pr publication date jun 11 2009 pages 216 binding hardcover edition 1 st dimensions 6 25 wx 9 00 hx 1 00 d isbn 0801891558 subject medical history description the anomaly of bodies that do not fit easily into the categories
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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. From the beginning, intersex bodies have been marked as "other," as monstrous, sinister, threatening, inferior, and unfortunate. Some nineteenth-century doctors viewed their intersex patients with disrespect and suspicion
Yet definitions of "correct" in matters of intersex were entangled with shif
