The Politics of Bathroom Access and Exclusion in the United States

Author:   Sara Chatfield (University of Denver)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781009429061


Pages:   75
Publication Date:   30 September 2024
Format:   Paperback
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The Politics of Bathroom Access and Exclusion in the United States


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The past twenty years have seen an explosion of state laws focused on bathroom access, including laws that both restrict and expand the ability of people to access basic needs in public. Through an analysis of several distinct state-level policies that regulate bathrooms along the dimensions of gender and gender roles, gender identity, and disability, the author argues that bathroom access is an important aspect of citizenship, signaling both physical and symbolic exclusion and inclusion. Social citizenship requires that individuals and groups be able to fully take part in the public sphere, yet denying toilet access means that individuals can only exist in public for as long as they can 'hold it.' Thus, ensuring equal access to bathrooms – or denying it to targeted groups – becomes a powerful way for society to define who is a full citizen and to indicate who belongs and who doesn't in public spaces.

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Author:   Sara Chatfield (University of Denver)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781009429061


ISBN 10:   100942906
Pages:   75
Publication Date:   30 September 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Bathrooms in American Political Development; 3. Bathrooms, Gender, and Gender Roles; 4. Bathrooms and Gender Identity; 5. Bathrooms and Disability Accessibility; 6. Conclusion: Bathrooms, Class, and Citizenship; Data Appendix.

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