SEXOLOGY---Variations of Sex & Gender by James Leonard Park

VARIATIONS OF SEX & GENDER:
SIX PHENOMENA FREQUENTLY CONFUSED

    This small book examines in careful detail
six concepts used in modern sexology,
which are often confused with one another.
If we manage to distinguish these six different phenomena
related to sex and gender,
we will have a better understanding of each:

    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 boys/girls, men/women, or transsexual.

    3. Sex-roles—different behaviors expected because of being male or female.

    4. Gender-personalities—personal traits often associated with being 'masculine' or 'feminine'

    5. Sexual orientations—heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.

    6. Cross-dressing—reasons for wearing the clothes of the other sex.

    The following table of contents links to the first page of each chapter.
(The complete text of Chapter 5 is linked here.)
The bibliographies linked are actually twice as long
as the 24 pages of reviews printed in the book.
In total, 15 pages of the text are included here
plus links to all of the Bibliographies.
This means that 75% of this book is available here free of charge.

    Why would anyone want to buy the whole book?
It has a very nice cover,
which can be seen on the Facebook Page for Existential Books.
It is more convenient to have the whole book in a bound volume.
It might be easier to lend the whole book to others
than to refer them to these free pages on the Internet.
The printed book has several words in bold,
which does not appear in this Internet version.
Thus readers who are the most serious about these themes
will want the whole printed book.

    In any case, enjoy reading
Variations of Sex & Gender:
Six Phenomena Frequently Confused.
See if this book helps you to clarify your own thinking and experience.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION       3

CHAPTER 1.   Variations of Biological Sex: Female, Male, or In Between?
Seven Criteria for Determining the Sex of a Human Being       4

    1. Chromosomal Sex (XX, XY, or other).       4

2. Gonadal Tissue (Ovaries or Testes). 4

    3. Hormonal Sex (Estrogen or Testosterone). 4

    4. Internal Reproductive Organs (Uterus or Prostate). 5

    5. External Genitals (Clitoris, Vulva, & Vagina or Penis & Scrotum). 6

    6. Assigned Sex and Sex of Rearing (Girl or Boy). 6

    7. Social & Legal Sex (Woman, Man, or Intersex).        6

Confusions Concerning the Origin of One's Biological Sex        8

CHAPTER 2. Variations of Male/Female Self-Designation: Transsexualism:
I am a Boy; I am a Girl; I am a Man; I am a Woman        9

Confusions Concerning Male/Female Self-Designation        13

CHAPTER 3. Sex-Roles and their Variations:
Behavior Appropriate for Women and Behavior Appropriate for Men 15

The Gender-Pattern Chart 16

CHAPTER 4. Gender-Personalities: Thousands of Possible Gender-Patterns        18

Confusions about Gender-Personalities 19

    1. Biological Sex Does Not Create Gender-Personality. 19

    2. Boys With 'Feminine' Personalities Do Not Become Gay. 20

    3. Transsexualism is Not Caused by
    Enculturation into the 'Opposite' Gender-Personality. 20

CHAPTER 5. Variations of Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual 21

Confusions about Sexual Orientation 22

    1. "Sexual Orientation" Is Better than "Sexual Preference". 22

    2. Gender-Personalities Do Not Create Sexual Orientation. 22

    3. Most Homosexuals Are Not Transsexuals. 23

    4. Transsexuals Are Not Homosexuals. 23

    5. "Compulsory Heterosexuality" Is a Confused Concept.       24

CHAPTER 6. Cross-Dressing: Eight Different Reasons:
Men who Dress and Behave Like Women;
Women who Dress and Behave Like Men.      25

    1. Comfort and Convenience Reasons for Dressing Like the Other Sex.       25

    2. Practical Reasons for Dressing Like the Other Sex.       26

    3. Women 'Passing' as Men.       27

    4. Transsexual Reasons for Dressing Like the Other Sex.       28

    5. Sex-Script Reasons for Cross-Dressing.       29

    6. Homosexual Sex-Scripts that Call for Women's Clothing.       29

    7. Female Impersonators Dress Like Women to Entertain.       30

    8. Public vs. Private Cross-Dressing.       30

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

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

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS:

AUTHOR: James Leonard Park
TITLE: Variation of Sex & Gender
SUBTITLE: Six Phenomena Frequently Confused
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER: BF692.P37 2012
NUMBER OF PAGES: 54
SIZE: 8-1/2 inches wide X 11 inches tall X 1/8 inch thick
PUBLISHER: Existential Books
PUBLICATION DATE: January 1, 2012—1st edition
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