Gender, Laura EricksonSchroth
Gender, Laura EricksonSchroth
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Gender
What Everyone Needs to Know

Author: Laura Erickson-Schroth, Benjamin Davis

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 5 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/09/2021

Synopsis

The term "gender" was first distinguished from "sex" in the 1950s when psychologists began to discuss the idea of "gender roles," behaviors and responsibilities given to people by a society rather than flowing from their biology. Since then, leaders across disciplines have sought to better understand the roles of biology, psychology, and culture on gender. New language has emerged alongside rich scientific inquiry and research. Increased visibility of transgender and nonbinary communities has brought awareness to a range of gender diverse experiences, while legal battles, wage disparities, and health inequities continue to prove gender's relevancy in today's world.

In this book, Laura Erickson-Schroth and Benjamin Davis guide listeners through the knowns and unknowns of gender, asking questions such as: What is the difference between sex, gender identity, and gender expression? Were ancient societies matriarchal? How different are male and female brains, really? What role does language play in the ways we think about gender? What do we know about sex and gender in non-human species? What are the current frontiers in gender equality?

About Laura Erickson-Schroth

Laura Erickson-Schroth is a psychiatrist working with LGBTQ people in New York City. She is the editor of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, an award-winning resource guide written by and for transgender people. She is a former board member of the New York County Psychiatric Society, the Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists, and GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality. She has appeared on NPR's Fresh Air and On Point, and was named to Out's "OUT100" in 2014.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig

I openly admit that the new frontier in gender studies and gender identity is perplexing to me. There is so much I don't understand and cannot identify with, which is why I decided to listen to this book. I would call this book an introduction to or an overview of a subject that is expanding rapidly......more

Goodreads review by Ellie

This is by far one of my favorite books and I highly recommend this book to everyone as it talks about such a diverse amount of topics when it comes to gender. This includes gender norms, expression, roles, identify, gender non-conformity, transness, sexism and even how sexism affects men in a negat......more

Goodreads review by Caleb

Really enjoyed the modern historical context given and the explanation of how we have come to be more progressive in many ways, but there’s a regression resurging that threatens to undo a collective future to return to toxic patriarchal and capitalistic systems of oppression based on an appeal to ol......more

Goodreads review by Scottedelstein

GENDER is both hugely informative and extremely readable. It packs a great deal of information into 166 pages--yet nothing about the text seems dense or dull. The authors use a very straightforward, down-to-earth style that is at once intelligent and very accessible. This is not a cultural critique,......more

Goodreads review by David

Overall really good info. It was weird at one point they quoted Charlemagne of all people (I mean, yeah the quote fit, but the guy committed genocide against non-Christians). I also listened to the audiobook and have to warn fellow linguaphiles that the narrator absolutely butchers French and German......more

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