Why understanding transsexualism and transgenderism is important -- Definitions and population frequencies -- Historical and contemporary cultures -- Genetic causal factors in transsexualism and transgenderism -- Epigenetic causal factors in transsexualism and transgenderism -- The two-factor theory of transsexualism and transgenderism causation -- Childhood and transsexualism-transgenderism -- Adolescents, young adults and transsexualism-transgenderism -- Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology -- Conscious choice and spirituality -- Psychopathology -- Transition procedures and outcomes.
Summary:
"In this book, a Princeton University-trained physiological psychologist explores dozens of theories about what may spur transsexual and transgender (TSTG) thinking, exposes the myths of fetishism, homosexuality, prenatal hormones, or child rearing as causes, and explains the two causes that are supported by current science. Covering a breadth of topics that include neuroanatomy, choice, psychodynamics, and transsexual transition, author Thomas E. Bevan, PhD, synthesizes the pertinent research regarding transsexualism and transgenderism across 22 scientific disciplines. The book covers various gender systems from antiquity to historical and contemporary cultures that support the biological basis of transsexualism and transgenderism, addresses human development from the time prior to conception through adulthood and potential transsexual transition, and corrects common myths and assumptions about TSTG individuals, such as that crossdressing is basically motivated by a desire for sexual arousal. The book also includes sections that cite definitions of key terms and identify related reading, organizations for support, and current TSTG events worldwide." -- Publisher's description.
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