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In Search of Eve: Transsexual Rites of Passage

In Search of Eve: Transsexual Rites of Passage

by Anne Bolin (Author)

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    Paperback 1987

    $44.90
Synopsis

An absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [a] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read.

Contemporary Sociology

A fascinating study, perceptive and well written, an excellent piece of work.

Martin S. Weinberg, Indiana University

Anne Bolin illuminates the array of social, psychological and physical changes experienced by a group of people in the process of changing gender.

$44.90

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 226
 Publisher: Praeger
Published: 30 Nov 1987
ISBN 10: 0897891155
ISBN 13: 9780897891158
Book Overview: In Search of Eve is an absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition... [Bolin] has produced a carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. I would recommend it also for upper-level students in such courses. The book contains many fascinating insights and new findings. Contemporary Sociology

Media Reviews
Valuable . . . the reader discovers what it feels like to be a transsexual. -Choice
[A]n absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition . . . [A] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. -Contemporary Sociology
YAn absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition . . . YA carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. -Contemporary Sociology
?[A]n absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition . . . [A] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read.?-Contemporary Sociology
?In Search of Eve is an absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [Bolin] has produced a carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. I would recommend it also for upper-level students in such courses. The book contains many fascinating insights and new findings.?-Contemporary Sociology
?Valuable . . . the reader discovers what it feels like to be a transsexual.?-Choice
?The literature relating to transsexuals is small, and this study by an anthropologist, based on her observations while hanging out' with members of the Berdache Society, comprises a valuable addition to it. . . . Her discussions of how [her clients] learn to manipulate the therapists whose approval they need to undergo sex change surgery constitutes one of the most interesting aspects of the book.?-Small Press Book Review
In Search of Eve is an absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [Bolin] has produced a carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. I would recommend it also for upper-level students in such courses. The book contains many fascinating insights and new findings. -Contemporary Sociology
The literature relating to transsexuals is small, and this study by an anthropologist, based on her observations while hanging out' with members of the Berdache Society, comprises a valuable addition to it. . . . Her discussions of how [her clients] learn to manipulate the therapists whose approval they need to undergo sex change surgery constitutes one of the most interesting aspects of the book. -Small Press Book Review
A fascinating study, perceptive and well written, and an excellent piece of work. -Martin S. Weinberg Indiana University