Essays about: "DSD Disorder of Sex Development"

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  1. 1. Intersex - A Challenge for Human Rights and Citizenship Rights

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Annette Brömdal; [2006]
    Keywords : Intersex; DSD Disorder of Sex Development ; young children; infants; genital reconstruction; normalizing; fixing; human rights; citizenship rights; sex and gender.;

    Abstract : The purpose with this dissertation is to study the Intersex phenomenon in South Africa, meaning the interplay between the dual sex and gender norms in society. Hence, the treatment by some medical institutions and the view of some non-medical institutions upon this ‘treatment’, have been studied in relation to the Intersex infant’s human rights and citizenship rights. READ MORE