Thesis (Ph. D.)--Universiät Hamburg, 1987. / Vita: leaf 162. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--York University, 2005. Graduate Programme in Political Science. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 417-430). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNR11581.

This study was undertaken to examine the development and ongoing adjustment of a male-to-female transsexual. Relying primarily on interviews with the case subject, selected friends and family members, the research attempted to uncover incidents which were critical in this person's post operative psychological and social adjustment. The interviews were conducted in accordance with guidelines set down by Flanagan (1954). The incidents were classified in accordance with the eco-systemic framework put forth by Conger (1981). This theoretical framework emphasized the context within which the incidents occurred. Psychological and social adjustment were assessed by three standardized instruments: The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (Hathaway & McKinlcy, 1967); The Social Support Questionnaire (Sarason, Lcvinc & Basham, 1983); and The Family Assessment Measure (Skinner, Steinhaucr, & Santa-Barbara, 1984) . During the course of the interviews a total of 30 "critical incidents" were revealed. Of the 30 incidents, 22 of them were classified at the "community" level of analysis. This result underscored the importance of various community level systems or groups, at both the pre- and post operative stages. Once classified, the incidents were rated, by both the case subject and case investigator, in terms of relative importance to the individual's post operative adjustment. These incidents were then discussed in terms of three primary themes: acceptance versus rejection, competency versus incompetency, and isolation versus belonging. In addition to the critical incidents, a series of ongoing situational influences were revealed during the interview process. These influences were also classified in terms of Conger's (1981) eco-systemic classification system. The situational influences were discussed in terms of two primary themes: personal style and interpersonal relationships. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2006. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p.220-230).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p.220-230).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio University, August, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-108)

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2005. Graduate Programme in Psychology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 212-228). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNR11554

In this study, sixty participants from the University of Central Florida (UCF) were asked to watch short, videotaped scenarios of a job applicant at an interview and rate their perceptions of the job applicant. All participants first viewed a gender-ambiguous job applicant and were given a questionnaire. Statements used in the questionnaire were based upon common gender stereotypes in order to determine whether the participants believed the job applicant was a male or female. Participants were also asked to describe the job applicant to someone else while speaking into a tape recorder. Afterward, participants viewed one of three videotaped scenarios in which the original job applicant returned for a follow-up interview. The scenarios differed in how the applicant was disambiguated in terms of sex. In other words, in one follow-up interview, the applicant appeared to be a male, in another the applicant appeared to be female, and in the third, the applicant appeared to be androgynous. The androgynous scenario provided as a control group for the study. All participants were given four psychology scales: the PAQ, Tolerance of Ambiguity scale, Social Desirability scale, and the Authoritarianism scale. Results showed that gender disambiguation did have an impact on how participants perceived the job applicant, and that being classified as female resulted in more negative stereotyping.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Rhode Island, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-164).

Feminists of the past two and a half decades have been influential in the debates about the meaning of womanhood. Transsexualism as a state of being, and transsexuals themselves, have periodically presented challenging issues to the discussion. As a result, the boundaries of womanhood are being questioned and membership in sex and gender categories are being contested by transsexuals and non-transsexuals within feminist debates. Conflicts arise when questions of transsexuals' womanhood come to the forefront, and one controversy centres on whether sex and gender statuses change for transsexuals. Do male-to-female transsexuals become women (if ever)? Do male-to-female transsexuals become female (if ever)? Should transsexual women be included in women-only events? The last question stirs the debate that has been brewing in feminist communities since the 1970s. And because women-only events are largely organized and attended by lesbians, lesbians have often been at the forefront of feminist debates about the womanhood of transsexual women. There has been much lively debate in the 1970s and again in the 1990s on the topic of transsexualism, however there has been little research specifically looking at feminist attitudes about transsexuals. To expand our knowledge in these areas, the concepts of womanhood is explored from a feminist perspective. A context is provided with a review of radical feminist, radical lesbian feminist and lesbian separatist theories. Feminist literature on the issue of transsexualism is presented to show the many sides of the debate. Praxis of radical feminism is illustrated using the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival as an example of women-only space, a model of feminist-separatist utopia and a site where transsexual women have not been welcome. With this foundation, analysis of survey question results are presented to determine whether feminist attitudes, as presented in the literature, aptly reflect non-lesbian and lesbian feminist perspectives on transsexuals' womanhood. This thesis concludes with a discussion of the findings and suggestions for further study. / Graduate / 0626