Transpeople Repudiation, Trauma, Healing

Informationen zum Autor Christopher A. Shelley is Clinical Director of the Adler Centre of the Adlerian Psychology Association of British Columbia and lectures in gender relations at the University of British Columbia. Klappentext 'Transpeople surpasses recent studies of transsexual/transgender subjects with its innovative methodology and originality. Christopher A. Shelley skilfully maps the experiences of transpeoples in health care, relationships, public institutions, education, and employment as well as with often violent forms of social and cultural repudiation. The author is to be commended for producing a book of such scope.'-Bobby Noble, School of Women's Studies, York University Zusammenfassung Shelley studies both the inadvertent challenges that transpeople make to traditional sex and gender definitions! and the reactions of resistance! defensiveness! and phobias of non-trans people when sex and gender norms are challenged.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Acton Shelley, Christopher A. Shelley
• Assisted by: Lynne Davis (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 02.08.2008
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9780802095398
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-9539-8
• Pages: 250
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.2 x 1.9 cm
• Subjects: Gender Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies