Description |
xi, 272 p. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Neither nature nor nurture : theories of the gendered body -- "Are you my mother? my father?" : gendering procreation -- Barbie and G.I. Joe : making bodies masculine and feminine -- Eve, Venus, and "real women" : constructing women's bodies -- Adonis, Don Juan, and "real men" : constructing men's bodies -- Ambiguous bodies : transgender and intersex -- You don't need arms and legs to sing : gender and disability -- Political bodies : violence and violations -- Social bodies : changing bodies in changing social worlds. |
Subject |
Human body -- Social aspects.
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Gender identity.
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Sex differences.
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Feminist theory.
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Added Author |
Moore, Lisa Jean, 1967-
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ISBN |
1933220414 (alk. paper) |
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9781933220413 (alk. paper) |
Standard No. |
YDXCP 2452515 |
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IG# 1933220414 |
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