The Man Who Invented Gender
Engaging the Ideas of John Money
Seiten
2014
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-2793-5 (ISBN)
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-2793-5 (ISBN)
This book offers, for the first time, a balanced and probing textual analysis of John Money’s writing, to assess the profound impact of this pioneering sexologist’s work on the debates and research on sexuality and gender that dominated the last half of the twentieth century.
In 1955, the controversial and innovative sexologist John Money first used the term “gender” in a way that we all now take for granted: to describe a human characteristic. Money’s work broke new ground and gave currency to medical ideas about human sexuality. As an ardent advocate for sexual liberation, he became something of a fixture in the popular imagination.
This book cuts through Money’s talent for polemic and self-promotion by digging into the substance of Money’s theories and achievements. It offers, for the first time, a balanced and probing textual analysis of this pioneering scholar’s writing to assess Money’s profound impact on the debates and research on sexuality and gender that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Through his analysis, Goldie recovers Money’s brilliance and insight from simplistic dismissals of his work due to his involvement in the tragic David Reimer case, while never losing sight of his flaws.
In 1955, the controversial and innovative sexologist John Money first used the term “gender” in a way that we all now take for granted: to describe a human characteristic. Money’s work broke new ground and gave currency to medical ideas about human sexuality. As an ardent advocate for sexual liberation, he became something of a fixture in the popular imagination.
This book cuts through Money’s talent for polemic and self-promotion by digging into the substance of Money’s theories and achievements. It offers, for the first time, a balanced and probing textual analysis of this pioneering scholar’s writing to assess Money’s profound impact on the debates and research on sexuality and gender that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Through his analysis, Goldie recovers Money’s brilliance and insight from simplistic dismissals of his work due to his involvement in the tragic David Reimer case, while never losing sight of his flaws.
Terry Goldie is a professor of English and social and political thought at York University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Queersexlife: Autobiographical Notes on Sexuality, Gender, and Identity (2008).
Introduction: Sexual Behaviour in the Human
1 Once a Brethren Boy: The Early Years
2 Fixing Sex: Intersex
3 Lovemaps: The Relationship World
4 Man/Woman, Boy/Girl: Transsexuality
5 Gay, Straight, and In-Between: Homosexuality
6 The Edge of the Alphabet: Neologisms
7 What Wild Ecstasy: Sexual Liberation, Pedophilia, and Pornography
8 As Nature Made Him: The Reimer Case
Conclusion: Venuses Penuses
Works Cited
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.10.2014 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Sexuality Studies |
| Verlagsort | Vancouver |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 380 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7748-2793-9 / 0774827939 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7748-2793-5 / 9780774827935 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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