short description
Variations
of Sex & Gender:
Six
Phenomena Frequently Confused
This seminar, using a book of the same name,
will seek to define, describe, & distinguish:
(1) biological sexes, (2) male/female self-designations,
(3) sex-roles, (4) gender-personalities,
(5) sexual orientations, & (6) cross-dressing.
James Park is the author of VSG
and leader of this discussion.
one-page course description
Variations
of Sex & Gender:
Six
Phenomena Frequently Confused
Both popular thinking and scientific discourse
are often confused about the following six separable facts about human
beings:
SESSION
ONE:
1. Biological
sexes—genetically-given
differences between males and females
—and
the social implications of
being female, male, or intersex.
2. Male/female
self-designations—our
self-concepts as boy/girl, man/woman,
or transsexual.
SESSION TWO:
3. Sex-roles—different
behaviors expected because of being male or female.
4. Gender-personalities—personal
traits often associated with being 'masculine' or 'feminine'
SESSION THREE:
5. Sexual
orientations—heterosexual,
homosexual, or bisexual.
6. Cross-dressing—reasons
for wearing the clothes of the other sex.
PRINTED RESOURCE:
The table
of contents
links to the first page of each chapter
and to a comprehensive bibliography for each theme.
The 54- page book: Variations
of Sex & Gender: Six Phenomena Frequently Confused
will be available in class for $10 (wholesale price).
It can also be delivered by mail anywhere in the USA for an additional
$5 for postage and handling.
(If you pay by electronic means, add $2 more for your credit card
company, etc.)
If you are willing to read the book on a computer screen,
you may also purchase the complete book in PDF for $3.
(If you pay by electronic means, add $2.)
PLACE: (where
would be
best for you?)
DATE & TIME: (when would be best for you?)
FEE: FREE OF CHARGE (unless the meeting room
costs something)
FACILITATOR:
The leader of this seminar is James Park,
the author of Variations
of Sex
& Gender: Six Phenomena Frequently Confused,
which is the basic printed resource for this seminar.
He also also written another book in sexology:
Imprinted
Sexual
Fantasies: A New Key for Sexology,
which is used for another seminar.
Because potential participants in either seminar
should rightly be skeptical of the motives of anyone who teaches about
sex,
a comprehensive discussion of such worries appears here:
Skeptical
Questions for Anyone Who Offers a Class on Sex.
During his long career in alternative adult education,
he has led about 200 different discussion groups.
Most of these were in the Minnesota Free University.
See more information about his interest in adult education:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-website-jamesleonardpark---freelibrary-3puxk/JP-AL-ED.html
syllabus
for distant learners
Variations
of Sex & Gender:
Six
Phenomena Frequently Confused
If you cannot attend this face-to-face seminar,
you can still undertake your own reading and research
concerning sex & gender and their variations.
You could read the basic text for this seminar:
Variations
of Sex
& Gender:
Six Phenomena Frequently Confused
The printed book includes shorter versions of the
following bibliographies:
(The number are the pages on which each bibliography begins.)
SEXOLOGY
BIBLIOGRAPHY 31
VARIATIONS
OF
SEX & GENDER 36
1. INTERSEX
BIBLIOGRAPHY 39
2. BOOKS
ON
TRANSSEXUALISM 42
3. SEX-ROLES
BIBLIOGRAPHY 45
4. BEST
BOOKS
ON GENDER-PERSONALITY 46
5. BEST
BOOKS
ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION 48
6. CROSS-DRESSING
BIBLIOGRAPHY 50
BEST
BOOKS
SUPPORTING THE SEX-SCRIPT HYPOTHESIS
51
The numbered bibliographies refer to the chapters of
VSG.
These 9 bibliographies present critical reviews of about 95 books.
You can begin reading the best book in each bibliography,
which is the first book reviewed.
Which variations interests you most?
Which books can you find in your favorite library?
Created
September 20, 2012; Revised 9-21-2012; 12-20-2016;