{"product_id":"the-riddle-of-gender-science-activism-and-transgender-rights-9780385721974","title":"The Riddle of Gender: Science, Activism, and Transgender Rights","description":"When Deborah Rudacille learned that a close friend had decided to transition from female to male, she felt compelled to understand why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComing at the controversial subject of transsexualism from several angles-historical, sociological, psychological, medical-Rudacille discovered that gender variance is anything but new, that changing one's gender has been met with both acceptance and hostility through the years, and that gender identity, like sexual orientation, appears to be inborn, not learned, though in some people the sex of the body does not match the sex of the brain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInformed not only by meticulous research, but also by the author's interviews with prominent members of the transgender community, \u003ci\u003eThe Riddle of Gender\u003c\/i\u003e is a sympathetic and wise look at a sexual revolution that calls into question many of our most deeply held assumptions about what it means to be a man, a woman, and a human being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Rudacille\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.28w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385721974","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43349363097737,"sku":"9780385721974","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_eff4e06c-638c-4b30-8d31-ec146ef36134.jpg?v=1739261729","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-riddle-of-gender-science-activism-and-transgender-rights-9780385721974","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}