 |  Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice
Gender: Identity and Roles
LinksThe Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS)
(http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/ssss)
"The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about sexuality. It is the oldest organization of professionals interested in the study of sexuality in the United States. SSSS brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals who believe in the importance of both the production of quality research and the clinical, educational, and social applications of research related to all aspects of sexuality." |
| | | Infant Sexuality
(http://www.innerself.com/Sex_Talk/Infant_Sexuality.htm)
"Everything that happened to us in our infancy, every touch received, every reaction we felt to our sexuality, is remembered in our subconscious minds. We have stored these memories of our first touch, bonding with our mothers and fathers, feeding, toilet training, holding, and nurturing, to be triggered off as results when we create intimate experiences with our partners." |
| | | Child Sexual Development
(http://www.ejhs.org/volume3/Haroian/body.htm)
This essay (36 pages long) is a comprehensive discussion of the development of sexuality in children. |
| | | Answers to Your Questions About Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality
(http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/orient.html)
"Sexual orientation is one of the four components of sexuality and is distinguished by an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual or affectionate attraction to individuals of a particular gender. The three other components of sexuality are biological sex, gender identity ... and social sex role...." |
| | | The Disparate Classification of Gender and Sexual Orientation in American Psychiatry
(http://www.priory.com/psych/disparat.htm)
"In 1973, the Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association voted to delete homosexuality as a mental disorder from the seventh printing of the second edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, or DSM-II. Twenty-three years later, the inclusion of diagnostic categories for Gender Identity Disorder and Transvestic Fetishism in the fourth edition of the DSM continues to raise questions about constituency." |
| | | Human Sexuality Collection
(http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/HSC/faq/HSCfaq-1.htm)
This web site provides some answers to some basic questions about sexual orientation, bisexuality, homosexuality and various organizations. |
| | | Transgender Support Site
(http://www.heartcorps.com/journeys/)
This web site provides information, a message board, questions and answers about the transgender community. |
| | | Intersex Society of North America
(http://www.isna.org/)
This organization and their web site are dedicated to "end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with atypical sex anatomy." |
| | | About Gender
(http://www.gendys.mcmail.com/about.htm)
This web site presents information about gender roles, gender variance and gender identity. |
| | | Gender Roles in Cyberspace
(http://www.muohio.edu/~psybersite/cyberspace/cyberfamily/gen.htx)
This web site presents some interesting ideas about similarities and differences between the genders in their on-line communications. |
| | | Gender Issues in Children's Literature
(http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/digests/d135.html)
Check out this short piece on the portrayal and significance of gender issues in children's literature, including links to related sites. |
| | | Gender Stereotypes and Children's Literature
(http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/98/jun/sugino.html)
"Besides being an important resource for developing children's language skills, children's books play a significant part in transmitting a society's culture to children. Gender roles are an important part of this culture. How genders are portrayed in children's books thus contributes to the image children develop of their own role and that of their gender in society." The second site presents information on gender stereotypes in children's literatures. |
| | | The Measurement of Psychological Androgyny and Bem Androgyny Test
(http://www.garysturt.free-online.co.uk/bem.htm)
http://www.velocity.net/~galen/androgyn.html
Sandra "...Bem views Androgyny to mean both highly masculine and highly feminine, rather than neither masculine nor feminine (i.e. midway between the two extremes). It's better to be androgynous in today's society as men and women need to be adaptable, and willing to share all types of jobs, without saying that one job is woman's work or another job is just for men." The scale Bem developed to assess androgyny is the second site. |
| | | The Disparate Classification of Gender and Sexual Orientation in American Psychiatry
(http://www.priory.com/psych/disparat.htm)
"In 1973, the Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association voted to delete homosexuality as a mental disorder from the seventh printing of the second edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-II. Twenty-three years later, the inclusion of diagnostic categories for Gender Identity Disorder and Transvestic Fetishism in the fourth edition of the DSM continues to raise questions of consistency. In this paper, issues of gender identity and sexual orientation are compared in light of current definitions of mental disorder." |
| | | The True Story of John/Joan
(http://www.infocirc.org/rollston.htm)
"In 1967, an anonymous baby boy was turned into a girl by doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital. For 25 years, the case of John/Joan was called a medical triumph - proof that a child's gender identity could be changed - and thousands of "sex reassignments" were performed based on this example. But the case was a failure, the truth never reported. Now the man who grew up as a girl tells the story of his life, and a medical controversy erupts." |
| | | The Feminist Majority Foundation
(http://www.feminist.org/)
This site is a major resource for feminist information on the Internet. It includes current news items, news on legislative action, and resources on issues related to feminism, arranged by topic. |
| | | Feminist.com
(http://www.feminist.com/)
This Web page offers the Washington Feminist Fax (created by the Center for Advancement of Public Policy), a weekly report on current policy items from Washington, D.C. The report provides weekly news items and updates on policy issues and legislation affecting women. Feminist.com houses numerous women's not-for-profit organizations. |
| | | MensNet
(http://infoweb.magi.com/~mensnet/)
MensNet is a network for "pro-feminist, gay affirmative, anti-racist, male positive men." The Web site includes a library of information and articles on topics related to men, gender, politics, men's role in feminism, male sexuality, among others. |
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