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Suzanne J. Kessler (Author),
Wendy McKenna (Author)
Kessler and McKenna convincingly argue that gender is not a reflection of biological reality but rather a social construct that varies across cultures. Valuable for its insights into gender, its extensive treatment of transsexualism, and its ethnomethodological approach, Gender reviews and critiques data from biology, anthropology, sociology, and psychology.
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This may well be one of the most important scientific books ever written about sex. {It} will undoubtedly create a heated controversy among sex researchers and might change the ways we all look at biological species.
Author Biography
Suzanne J. Kessler is professor of psychology at the State University of New York, Purchase.
Wendy McKenna is an adjunct associate professor of psychology at Barnard College.
Number of Pages: 252Dimensions: 0.63 x 8.99 x 6.08 INPublication Date: June 15, 1985
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