Essays about: "transsexuality"

Found 4 essays containing the word transsexuality.

  1. 1. Variations in Sex Differentiation : The Neurobiology of Gender Dysphoria

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Olivia Rahm; [2017]
    Keywords : gender identity; gender dysphoria; sex; differentiation; gender; transsexuality; neurodevelopment; INAH-3; BSTc;

    Abstract : The aim of this review paper was to investigate variations in sex differentiation, andalso, examine what neurobiological underpinnings there are to gender identity andgender dysphoria. In addition, the most extreme form of gender dysphoria,transsexuality, will be described from a neurobiological perspective but also discussedin terms of the classification from DSM-5. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Legality of Sex Change Surgery and Construction of Transsexual Identity in Contemporary Iran

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Zara Saeidzadeh; [2015]
    Keywords : Law; Jurisprudence; Islam; Shari a; Misrecognition; Transsexuality; Iran; Homophobia; Medicine; Transsexual Identity.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Islamic government in Iran has legalized transsexual surgeries and introduced a legal process which leads to medical intervention in transsexual cases. This has allowed thousands of Iranian men and women to undergo sex change every year. READ MORE

  4. 3. TRANSGENDER, TRANSITIONING & DSM : An analysis of discursive violence and violations of human rights in academic discourse and DSM

    University essay from Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Milou van der Hoek; [2011]
    Keywords : Transgender; transsexuality; transitioning; essentialism; social constructionism; DSM; Gender Identity Disorder; discourse; violence; human rights; the Hammarberg report.;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the violence perpetrated against transgender people. It scrutinizes the concept of transgender and the important role of transitioning. It looks at the essentialist and social constructionist debate and its relation to transgender. READ MORE

  5. 4. FTM Trans Theory VS. Trans Narratives : Working Towards an Updated Trans Theory

    University essay from Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Emily Nelson; [2011]
    Keywords : Female-to-Male FTM ; Halberstam; Gender Identity Disorder; Hysterectomy; Male-to-Female MTF ; Mastectomy; Metoidioplasty; Phalloplasty; Sexual Reassignment Surgery SRS ; Transgender; Transsexual;

    Abstract : Theories are tools with which we critically analyze society‟s structure and understand experiences that are not our own. When theories no longer describe the narratives that they claim, we must update them. This thesis proposes to do just that. The trans theories of J. READ MORE