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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
Le Guin's Hainish series begins with the assumption that centuries ago humanoids from the planet Hain ventured through the solar system establishing colonies on various planets including Earth. For mysterious reasons these colonies lose all contact and knowledge of each other until the 21st century when an attempt is made to establish a galactic league. Individual stories in this loosely organized series explore the inherent communication difficulties...
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Publisher
Routledge
Language
English
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Cultural theorists have written loads of smart but difficult-to-fathom texts on gender theory, but most fail to provide a hands-on, accessible guide for those trying to sort out their own sexual identities. In My Gender Workbook, transgender activist Kate Bornstein brings theory down to Earth and provides a practical approach to living with or without a gender. Bornstein starts from the premise that there are not just two genders performed in today's...
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
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Butler addresses the regulation of sexuality and gender that takes place in psychology, aesthetics, and social policy. These essays deepen her treatment of issues introduced by earlier work on the relationship between power and the body, the meaning & purpose of the incest taboo, and the problems of kinship.
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"International sex researcher, neuroscientist, and frequent contributor to The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Debra Soh debunks popular gender myths in this fascinating, research-based, scientific examination of the many facets of gender identity"--
Is our gender something we are born with, or are we conditioned by society? Soh uses a research-based approach to address this hot-button topic, unmasking popular misconceptions about the nature vs. nurture...
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Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout human history, societies around the world have developed varying concepts of gender that affect the roles its citizens play in their communities. There is an equally rich history of individuals who reject, subvert, expand, or explore the gender roles of their society. This book serves as an accessible introduction to the history of gender and conversations on gender identity happening today. It breaks down complex social issues at a lower...
14) Teaching, affirming, and recognizing trans and gender creative youth: a queer literacy framework
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
18) Gender identity
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Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Gender identity and expression make up a diverse range of experiences. Today we are moving towards a world where our understanding of gender isn't so rigid. It helps to think of gender as a spectrum of identities rather than a binary system of only boy/girl. There are people who identify in all the different places within the spectrum, and some who feel their identity falls outside of the spectrum all together"--