Stigma, Surgery and Social Identity: Attitudes towards Cosmetic and Sexual Reassignment Surgeries

This thesis uses a combination of vignettes and interviews to explore social approval of cosmetic and sexual reassignment surgeries as a means of studying sex and gender in contemporary society. It draws from poststructuralist, queer, symbolic interactionist and intersectionality theories. This stud...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mayeux, Cheryl
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UNO 2009
Subjects:
sex
Online Access:http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/958
http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1939&context=td