The Transgender Exigency: Defining Sex and Gender in the 21st Century

by Edward Schiappa

At no other point in human history have the definitions of "woman" and "man," "male" and "female," "masculine" and "feminine," been more contentious than now. This book advances a pragmatic approach to the act of defining that acknowledges the important ethical dimensions of our definitional practices.

Increased transgender rights and visibility has been met with increased opposition, controversy, and even violence. Who should have the power...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032168366
• ISBN13: 9781032168364
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"