Sex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader

Sex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader is  a much-needed exploration of the relationship between sex, gender and  gender identity. Its multidisciplinary approach provides fascinating  perspectives from the sciences, social sciences and humanities, as well  as biology, neuroscience, medicine, law, sociology and English  literature. The 15 chapters are original contributions, authored by  scholars who are leaders in their respective fields.

This  thought-provoking collection offers significant methodological,  theoretical and empirical insights into one of the most fraught debates  in contemporary politics and academia. It provides a broad-ranging  introduction to the issues central to questions about how and why sex  matters from a range of disciplinary perspectives, drawing out the  social, political and legal implications.

Questions addressed include:

• Is sex binary?
• What is a woman?
• Why do we need data on sex? 

Also  discussed are topics widely debated today such as sports, feminism, sex  and inequality, sex-based rights, puberty suppression, criminal justice  and gender dysphoria.

Sex and Gender: A Contemporary  Reader is a timely introduction to contemporary debates on sex and  gender. It is an accessible text for both general readers and for  students of gender issues across a wide range of disciplines including  sociology, education, history, philosophy and gender studies.