{"product_id":"rethinking-gender-an-illustrated-exploration-9780262047234","title":"Rethinking Gender: An Illustrated Exploration","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Louie Lauger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Gender Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively, informative, and engaging guide to gender by an author-illustrator who helps readers understand the multiplicity of answers to \"What even is gender?\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQueer, cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, androgynous, maverique, intergender, genderfluid. Louie and their cat (a.k.a. \"Cat\") take you on a journey through the world of gender--without claiming to have it all figured out or knowing the perfect definition for this widely complex subject. Gender is tricky to understand because it's a social construct intersecting with many other parts of our identity, including class, race, age, religion. For a long time, people thought of gender as binary: male\/female, pirate\/princess, sports\/shopping. Now, we're starting to understand it's not that simple. That's what this book is about: figuring out what gender means, one human being at a time, and giving us new ways to let the world know who we are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoy, girl, either\/or, neither\/nor, everything in between: gender is a spectrum, and it's hard to know where you fit, especially when your position isn't necessarily fixed--and the spectrum keeps expanding. That's where \u003ci\u003eRethinking Gender\u003c\/i\u003e can help: it gives you a toolbox for empathy, understanding, and self-exploration. Louie's journey includes a deep dive into the historical context of LGBTQIA+ rights activism and the evolution of gender discourse, politics, and laws--but it also explores these ideas through the diversity of expressions and experiences of people today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRethinking Gender \u003c\/i\u003eLouie offers a real-world take on what it means to be yourself, see yourself, and see someone else for who they are, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuestions explored in \u003ci\u003eRethinking Gender\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat is cisgender? Dysphoria? Non-binary? Intersex? Intersectionality?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAre sex and gender biological? Cultural? Social? Personal?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat do race, religion, age, and education have to do with it?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow do we recognize stereotypes, and what can we do about them?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDo physical characteristics determine sex, and, if not, what does?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow common is it not to fit in the box checked M or F?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhen is surgery or medical intervention called for, and who gets to decide?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow have ideas about gender changed over time?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat is gender identity, how do we know ours, and how do we talk to someone whose gender is different from our own?\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086064967831,"sku":"9780262047234","price":1633.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780262047234.webp?v=1767638687","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rethinking-gender-an-illustrated-exploration-9780262047234","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}