Debating Sex and Gender |
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Author:
| Warnke, Georgia |
Series title: | Fundamentals of Philosophy Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-530885-3 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $44.99 |
Book Description:
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The fifth volume in the Fundamentals of Philosophy Series, Debating Sex and Gender by Georgia Warnke is a concise yet in-depth introduction to contemporary feminist thought on sex and gender. Featuring a lucid and accessible writing style, the book focuses on four historical debates: the relation and possible distinction between sex (biologically based) and gender (culturally based); questioning the binary (male-female) character of sex and gender; theidea of gender as a performance...
More DescriptionThe fifth volume in the Fundamentals of Philosophy Series, Debating Sex and Gender by Georgia Warnke is a concise yet in-depth introduction to contemporary feminist thought on sex and gender. Featuring a lucid and accessible writing style, the book focuses on four historical debates: the relation and possible distinction between sex (biologically based) and gender (culturally based); questioning the binary (male-female) character of sex and gender; theidea of gender as a performance and as a performative; and the intersection of gender with race, class, and other features of identity. Warnke argues that sex and gender are ways of understanding who people areand do not define us any more than other characteristics do.