The Big Idea series, from Thames & Hudson in the UK, provides a visually enticing format that combines well chosen photographs and other graphics with (relatively) brief arguments concisely articulating points of view that together provide readers with an engaging avenue by way of which to (relatively) quickly get up to speed with the complex challenges facing us in the 21st century.

Thames & Hudson states:

When we are born, we are each assigned a gender based on our physical anatomy. But why is it that some people experience dissonance between their biological sex and their personal identity? Is gender something we are, or something we do? Is our expression of gender a product of biology, or does it develop based on our environment? Are the traditional binary male and female gender roles relevant in an increasingly fluid and flexible world? Sally Hines, whose work on transgender issues draws on the intersections and disconnections of gender, sexuality, and their biological embodiment, is an ideally well-informed author to explore these questions. Supplementing this text are numerous illustrations that provide an accessible and informative visual component to the book.

This intelligent volume in the Big Idea series considers the relations between gender, psychology, culture, and sexuality, examining the evolution of individual and social attitudes over the centuries and throughout the world.  

Author

Sally Hines is Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. She has published numerous articles and books, of which the most recent is Gender, Society and Culture. Hines is the principal investigator of the international project Pregnant Men: An International Exploration of Trans Male Experiences and Practices of Reproduction.

Details Format: Softcover Pages: 144 Artwork: C. 10 illustrations Size: 6 in x 9.1 in x 0.6 in Published: October 16th, 2018 ISBN-10: 0500293686 ISBN-13: 9780500293683