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Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Gender identity is an important part of who we are, and how we express ourselves in the world. This playful A-Z book is an introduction to 26 different genders, accompanying young readers aged 5 and up as they explore and discover their authentic selves. Includes a helpful guide for adults by Dr. Michele Angello."
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Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"An informative and project-filled book for middle graders to explore the meaning and history behind LGBTQ rights movements, including biographies of key figures in gender and gay/lesbian history, the context behind today's transgender "bathroom wars" and dozens of activities and research ideas for perspectives and further learning."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This definitive guide explores the ins and outs of gender - from affirming language, how to explore and question gender, finding gender euphoria, and supporting loved ones and yourself - to help you understand the nuances of gender and lived realities of trans people. With self-reflective exercises, personal anecdotes, and example scenarios, this book will support you to grow as an ally or approach the next steps in your own unique gender journey."--...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Communication scholar Sut Jhally applies the late sociologist Erving Goffman's groundbreaking analysis of advertising to the contemporary commercial landscape in this provocative new film about gender as a ritualized cultural performance. Uncovering a remarkable pattern of gender-specific poses, Jhally explores Goffman's central claim that the way the body is displayed in advertising communicates normative ideas about masculinity and femininity. The...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Theresa Thorn and illustrator Noah Grigni. Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between. This sweet, straightforward exploration of gender identity will give children a fuller understanding of themselves and others. With child-friendly language and vibrant art, It Feels Good to Be Yourself provides...
Author
Publisher
Instant Help
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The Gender Identity Workbook for Kids offers fun, age-appropriate activities to help your child explore their identity and discover unique ways to navigate gender expression at home, in school, and with friends. Transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) children need validation and support on their journey toward self-discovery. Unfortunately, due to stigma and misinformation, these kids can be especially vulnerable to bullying, discrimination,...
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"If your child is questioning their gender identity, you may have questions of your own. The Conscious Parent's Guide to Gender Identity helps answer those questions, providing a relationship-oriented approach to supporting your child's journey. Conscious parenting means being present with your children and taking the time to understand their point of view. Using this mindful method, you can support and guide your children as they discover their authentic...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Nurture and celebrate your child's true self with this parent's guide to gender identity. Talking with your child about gender identity can seem overwhelming--but with the right guidance, you can have healthy conversations and create an affirming environment for them as they grow. Whether your child is cisgender, gender expansive, transgender, or still unsure, this guide provides practical advice and strategies to help you embrace them for who they...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What is gender and what does it mean to you? What are ways people express their gender? What if you don't feel like the gender everyone says you are? This new resource is here to help kids make sense of who they are and how they feel. As you grow up, you receive lots of messages about gender. Most kids start to define their own gender identity as early as age four! But what if the messages you receive don't seem to describe you? What if the things...
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This empowering book talks about how family, culture, and values shape our identities and that it is important to be happy with who you are. Identities are the ways that people think about and see themselves. Gender often makes up a large part of our identity. Whether male or female, a person's gender is more about which sex they strongly identify themselves as being. An activity encourages further discussion."--
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Addressing common fears and concerns that parents of transgender teens share, the book guides them through steps they can take with their child, including advice on hormones and surgery and how to transition socially. It addresses the recent increase in teens presenting with non-binary identities, and reflects major legal, social and medical developments regarding transgender issues. The author's insights are gained from his professional experience...
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"International sex researcher, neuroscientist, and frequent contributor to The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Debra Soh debunks popular gender myths in this fascinating, research-based, scientific examination of the many facets of gender identity"--
Is our gender something we are born with, or are we conditioned by society? Soh uses a research-based approach to address this hot-button topic, unmasking popular misconceptions about the nature vs. nurture...
Author
Publisher
Swift Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), based at the Tavistock and Portman Trust in North London, was set up initially to provide - for the most part - talking therapies to young people who were questioning their gender identity. But in the last decade GIDS has referred more than a thousand children, some as young as nine years old, for medication to block their puberty. In the same period, the number of referrals has exploded, increasing...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"New York Times best-selling author and world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal explores sex and gender in both humans and other animals. Though many scholars now argue that gender differences are purely a product of socialization, primatologist Frans de Waal illustrates in Different the scientific, evolutionary basis for gender differences in humans, drawing on his decades of experience working with our closest ape relatives: chimpanzees and bonobos....
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational research into memory storage in the brain, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts. In his seminal new book, The Disordered Mind, Kandel draws on a lifetime of pathbreaking research and the work of many...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Almost everything about puberty has changed since today's adults went through it. It starts, on average, two years earlier and stretches through high school... and for some, beyond. Gens Z and Alpha are also contending with a whole host of thorny issues that parents didn't experience in their own youth but nonetheless need to understand: everything from social media and easy-access pornography to gender identities and new or newly-potent drugs. Talking...
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A primary care doctor examines the ways that such factors as race, gender, sexual orientation, age, and income have a negative impact on medical outcomes and offers solutions for overcoming systemic medical bias.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A guide for parents whose adult children have cut off contact that reveals the hidden logic of estrangement, explores its cultural causes, and offers practical advice for parents trying to reestablish contact with their adult children"--
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