Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality
ISBN-13:
9780465077144
ISBN-10:
0465077145
Edition:
1
Author:
Anne Fausto-Sterling
Publication date:
2000
Publisher:
Basic Books
Format:
Paperback
496 pages
Category:
Sexuality
,
Psychology & Counseling
,
Anatomy
,
Biological Sciences
,
Sexuality
,
Psychology
,
Women's Studies
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ISBN-13:
9780465077144
ISBN-10:
0465077145
Edition:
1
Author:
Anne Fausto-Sterling
Publication date:
2000
Publisher:
Basic Books
Format:
Paperback
496 pages
Category:
Sexuality
,
Psychology & Counseling
,
Anatomy
,
Biological Sciences
,
Sexuality
,
Psychology
,
Women's Studies
Summary
Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality (ISBN-13: 9780465077144 and ISBN-10: 0465077145), written by authors
Anne Fausto-Sterling, was published by Basic Books in 2000.
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This award-winning classic examines the construction of sexual identity in biology, society, and history.
Why do some people prefer heterosexual love while others fancy the same sex? Is sexual identity biologically determined or a product of convention? In this brilliant and provocative book, the acclaimed author of Myths of Gender argues that even the most fundamental knowledge about sex is shaped by the culture in which scientific knowledge is produced.
Drawing on astonishing real-life cases and a probing analysis of centuries of scientific research, Fausto-Sterling demonstrates how scientists have historically politicized the body. In lively and impassioned prose, she breaks down three key dualisms -- sex/gender, nature/nurture, and real/constructed -- and asserts that individuals born as mixtures of male and female exist as one of five natural human variants and, as such, should not be forced to compromise their differences to fit a flawed societal definition of normality.
Why do some people prefer heterosexual love while others fancy the same sex? Is sexual identity biologically determined or a product of convention? In this brilliant and provocative book, the acclaimed author of Myths of Gender argues that even the most fundamental knowledge about sex is shaped by the culture in which scientific knowledge is produced.
Drawing on astonishing real-life cases and a probing analysis of centuries of scientific research, Fausto-Sterling demonstrates how scientists have historically politicized the body. In lively and impassioned prose, she breaks down three key dualisms -- sex/gender, nature/nurture, and real/constructed -- and asserts that individuals born as mixtures of male and female exist as one of five natural human variants and, as such, should not be forced to compromise their differences to fit a flawed societal definition of normality.
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