The Man Who Invented Gender: Engaging the Ideas of John Money (Sexuality Studies) - Hardcover

Goldie, Terry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774827920 ISBN 13: 9780774827928

Publisher: UBC Press, 2014

Synopsis

In 1955, the controversial and innovative sexologist John Money first used the term “gender” in a way that we all now take for granted: to describe a human characteristic. Money’s work broke new ground and gave currency to medical ideas about human sexuality. As an ardent advocate for sexual liberation, he became something of a fixture in the popular imagination.

This book cuts through Money’s talent for polemic and self-promotion by digging into the substance of Money’s theories and achievements. It offers, for the first time, a balanced and probing textual analysis of this pioneering scholar’s writing to assess Money’s profound impact on the debates and research on sexuality and gender that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Through his analysis, Goldie recovers Money’s brilliance and insight from simplistic dismissals of his work due to his involvement in the tragic David Reimer case, while never losing sight of his flaws.

About this title

About the Author

Terry Goldie is a professor of English and social and political thought at York University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Queersexlife: Autobiographical Notes on Sexuality, Gender, and Identity (2008).

Edition details

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774827920
• ISBN 13: 9780774827928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276