In Search of Eve: Transsexual Rites of Passage - Softcover

Anne Bolin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0897891155 ISBN 13: 9780897891158

Publisher: Praeger (UK), 1987

Synopsis

An absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [a] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read.
Contemporary Sociology

A fascinating study, perceptive and well written, an excellent piece of work.
Martin S. Weinberg, Indiana University

Anne Bolin illuminates the array of social, psychological and physical changes experienced by a group of people in the process of changing gender.

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"Valuable . . . the reader discovers what it feels like to be a transsexual."-Choice

"[A]n absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition . . . [A] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read."-Contemporary Sociology

"ÝA¨n absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition . . . ÝA¨ carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read."-Contemporary Sociology

?Valuable . . . the reader discovers what it feels like to be a transsexual.?-Choice

?[A]n absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition . . . [A] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read.?-Contemporary Sociology

?In Search of Eve is an absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [Bolin] has produced a carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. I would recommend it also for upper-level students in such courses. The book contains many fascinating insights and new findings.?-Contemporary Sociology

?The literature relating to transsexuals is small, and this study by an anthropologist, based on her observations while hanging out' with members of the Berdache Society, comprises a valuable addition to it. . . . Her discussions of how [her clients] learn to manipulate the therapists whose approval they need to undergo sex change surgery constitutes one of the most interesting aspects of the book.?-Small Press Book Review

"In Search of Eve is an absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [Bolin] has produced a carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. I would recommend it also for upper-level students in such courses. The book contains many fascinating insights and new findings."-Contemporary Sociology

"The literature relating to transsexuals is small, and this study by an anthropologist, based on her observations while hanging out' with members of the Berdache Society, comprises a valuable addition to it. . . . Her discussions of how [her clients] learn to manipulate the therapists whose approval they need to undergo sex change surgery constitutes one of the most interesting aspects of the book."-Small Press Book Review

"A fascinating study, perceptive and well written, and an excellent piece of work."-Martin S. Weinberg Indiana University

Synopsis

Examines the lives of sixteen male transsexuals, discusses the difficulties they faced fitting into their new social roles as women, and describes their attitudes and self-image.

Edition details

• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0897891155
• ISBN 13: 9780897891158
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222