{"product_id":"sex-and-gender-a-contemporary-reader-paperback","title":"Sex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSelina Todd\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader \u003c\/em\u003eis a much-needed exploration of the relationship between sex, gender and gender identity. Its multidisciplinary approach provides fascinating perspectives from the sciences, social sciences and humanities, as well as biology, neuroscience, medicine, law, sociology and English literature. The 15 chapters are original contributions, authored by scholars who are leaders in their respective fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis thought-provoking collection offers significant methodological, theoretical and empirical insights into one of the most fraught debates in contemporary politics and academia. It provides a broad-ranging introduction to the issues central to questions about how and why sex matters from a range of disciplinary perspectives, drawing out the social, political and legal implications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions addressed include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs sex binary?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is a woman?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy do we need data on sex? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso discussed are topics widely debated today such as sports, feminism, sex and inequality, sex-based rights, puberty suppression, criminal justice and gender dysphoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eSex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader is a timely introduction to contemporary debates on sex and gender. It is an accessible text for both general readers and for students of gender issues across a wide range of disciplines including sociology, education, history, philosophy and gender studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlice Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology at University College London, UK. She was director of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BSC70) for ten years from 2010 to 2020. She has published extensively on social, educational and health inequalities using longitudinal data analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelina Todd \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Modern History at Oxford University and a Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford, UK. Her books include \u003cem\u003eThe People: The Rise and Fall of the Working Class 1910-2010 \u003c\/em\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eTastes of Honey: The Making of Shelagh Delaney and a Cultural Revolution \u003c\/i\u003e(2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726888603711,"sku":"9781032261195","price":112.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/72bba00fd06c40f4f42b72c4e1029e0d.webp?v=1765112722","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sex-and-gender-a-contemporary-reader-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}