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Overview'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an important book' Evening Standard 'A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don't always end well' Sunday Times Material Girls is a timely and trenchant critique of the influential theory that we all have an inner feeling known as a gender identity, and that this feeling is more socially significant than our biological sex. Professor Kathleen Stock surveys the philosophical ideas that led to this point, and closely interrogates each one, from De Beauvoir's statement that, 'One is not born, but rather becomes a woman' (an assertion she contends has been misinterpreted and repurposed), to Judith Butler's claim that language creates biological reality, rather than describing it. She looks at biological sex in a range of important contexts, including women-only spaces and resources, healthcare, epidemiology, political organization and data collection. Material Girls makes a clear, humane and feminist case for our retaining the ability to discuss reality, and concludes with a positive vision for the future, in which trans rights activists and feminists can collaborate to achieve some of their political aims. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kathleen StockPublisher: Little, Brown Book Group Imprint: Fleet Dimensions: Width: 13.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 21.40cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780349726618ISBN 10: 0349726612 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 06 May 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don't always end well -- Christina Patterson * Sunday Times * Author InformationKathleen Stock is a public philosopher, a freelance writer and a recovering academic. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |