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19th out of 39 books
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Just One of the Guys?: Transgender Men and the Persistence of Gender Inequality
The fact that men and women continue to receive unequal treatment at work is a point of contention among politicians, the media, and scholars. Common explanations for this disparity range from biological differences between the sexes to the conscious and unconscious biases that guide hiring and promotion decisions. Just One of the Guys? sheds new light on this phenomenon
...morePaperback, 232 pages
Published
February 15th 2011
by University Of Chicago Press
(first published December 1st 2010)
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The explanation in the introduction, for the terminology used in the book, alone justifies reading it.
This would be a fantastic introduction to the transmale community for journalists, educators and other people who have peripheral contact with the LGBT community.
This would be a fantastic introduction to the transmale community for journalists, educators and other people who have peripheral contact with the LGBT community.
It was about what I expected- someone's dissertation work adapted slightly for book form. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and wasn't in this case. The writing was solid and accessible, but not dumbed-down. This wasn't an earth-shattering, paradigm-shifting book, but I enjoyed it.
I really wish this had been a better read. There is interesting content, just not quite in a form I'm looking for.
Organizationally, it is a mess. There’s a methodology appendix at the end that I would suggest anyone interested in trying to read this start with. It provides a much better framework for the discussion than the actual introduction. Though that introduction does provide a lot of good descriptions of trans issues.
The first half features a mix of heavy repetition of basic gender concep...more
Organizationally, it is a mess. There’s a methodology appendix at the end that I would suggest anyone interested in trying to read this start with. It provides a much better framework for the discussion than the actual introduction. Though that introduction does provide a lot of good descriptions of trans issues.
The first half features a mix of heavy repetition of basic gender concep...more
Super excited about this book. Halfway through the introduction and it is awesome so far. Ties in with my work on transgender economics.
Finished it and it was really great! I have to admit, it was scary reading about the male privilege that many trans men accept without question. I hope I can be strong enough to stand up to gender inequality in the workforce.
I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in trans issues or income inequality.
Finished it and it was really great! I have to admit, it was scary reading about the male privilege that many trans men accept without question. I hope I can be strong enough to stand up to gender inequality in the workforce.
I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in trans issues or income inequality.
Recommended by Mary Anne Case
This book was alright, it really didn't read like a regular non-fiction book though--more like the author's thesis that was published, academic and dry. At times it was hard to read, but informative if you could get past the long sentences full of gender studies jargon. At best, good reading for someone whose college major is Gender & Women's Studies, but not so much if you're not fully immersed in the terms and syntax of the field.
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