abstract: Gender and sex are often conflated. Our laws, policies, and even science establish sex and gender as intrinsically linked and dimorphic in nature. This dissertation examines the relationship between sex and gender and the repercussions of this linked dimorphism in the realms of law, politics, and science. Chapter One identifies the legal climate for changing one's sexual identity post-surgical reassignment. It pays particular attention to the ability of postsurgical transsexuals to marry in their acquired sex. Chapter Two considers the process for identifying the sex of athletes for the purposes of participation in sex-segregated athletic events, specifically the role of testing and standards for categorization. Chapter Three explores the process of identifying and assigning the sex of intersex children. Chapter Four examines the process of prenatal sex selection and its ethical implications. Chapter Four also offers an anticipatory governance framework to address these implications. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Political Science 2013
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:18065 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Contributors | Parsi, John (Author), Crittenden, Jack (Advisor), Guston, David H (Committee member), Marchant, Gary (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 147 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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