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Author Shuster, Stef M., author.

Title Trans medicine : the emergence and practice of treating gender / stef m. shuster.

Publication Info. New York : New York University Press, [2021]

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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  362.108 SHUSTER    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  362.1086 SHUSTER    Check Shelf
Description xi, 223 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Creating worthy patients, 1950-1970 -- Legitimacy wars between physical and mental healthcare providers -- Making it up : evidence in contemporary trans medicine -- Medical uncertainty : working with trans patients -- Uncertain expertise in trans medicine -- Conclusion: Rethinking the treatment of gender.
Summary "Stef shuster traces the development of trans medicine since the 1950s to modern medicine to show how providers create and use scientific and medical evidence to "treat" a gender identity. But, why do medical providers have authority over gender? And, what might the consequences of how providers make decisions in trans medicine teach us about medicine in general? Using historical documents, interviews with physicians and therapists, and observations of health conferences, Trans Medicine offers a rare opportunity to understand how providers make decisions given widespread uncertainty while facing challenges to their expertise. In the process of negotiating these challenges in the "treatment" of gender, providers have acquired authority not only in this medical area, but over gender itself"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Transgender people -- Medical care -- United States.
Gender-nonconforming people -- Medical care -- United States.
Health services accessibility -- United States.
Right to health -- United States.
Medical ethics -- United States.
MEDICAL / Public Health.
Health services accessibility. (OCoLC)fst00953278
Medical ethics. (OCoLC)fst01014081
Right to health. (OCoLC)fst01759363
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Other Form: ebook version : 9781479842810
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