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Trans Kids: Being Gendered in the Twenty-First Century Paperback – August 17, 2018

by Tey Meadow (Author)

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Trans Kids is a trenchant ethnographic and interview-based study of the first generation of families affirming and facilitating gender nonconformity in children. Earlier generations of parents sent such children for psychiatric treatment aimed at a cure, but today, many parents agree to call their children new names, allow them to wear whatever clothing they choose, and approach the state to alter the gender designation on their passports and birth certificates.

Drawing from sociology, philosophy, psychology, and sexuality studies, sociologist Tey Meadow depicts the intricate social processes that shape gender acquisition. Where once atypical gender expression was considered a failure of gender, now it is a form of gender. Engaging and rigorously argued, Trans Kids underscores the centrality of ever more particular configurations of gender in both our physical and psychological lives, and the increasing embeddedness of personal identities in social institutions.

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“Meadows is a superb scholar and storyteller and, with this work, makes a critical contribution to family and gender studies. Everyone should read this book.” ― CHOICE Published On: 2018-12-01

"Invites readers — and anyone genuinely interested in studying or understanding gender-nonconforming people — to ask questions that reach beyond readily available vocabulary, arguing that that's the next right, respectful thing to do.” ― Bay Area Reporter Published On: 2018-11-13

“Trans Kids is excellent work that combines compelling narratives with extensive ethnographic descriptions of parents’ and children’s experiences.” ― ForeWord

"Clearly, more information is urgently needed to counteract ignorance, and one hopes, accordingly, that this fine book will be enlightening.” ― Booklist

“[A] landmark study." ― Public Books Published On: 2019-02-05

“A vital and necessary read. . . . Beyond the daring of its title, this is a book whose depth and sensitivity pull you in throughout.” ― PopMatters Published On: 2019-03-05

“Presents an important sociological snapshot of the experiences of parents and guardians of transgender and gender nonconforming children and youth. . . . The stories of individuals' interactions with the medical industry, parent-support groups, child-protection services, and the anxiety produced in these navigations provides valuable information for social and moral analysis.” ― Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy

"Meadow captures the rapidly changing and charged social landscape of trans and transitions. . . . Today trans childhood represents one iteration by which gender is done." ― Contemporary Sociology

"Altogether, Trans Kids advances our understandings of gender in critically important ways and will stand as an important text for future generations of scholarship."

― American Journal of Sociology

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“Trans Kids shows us how stories are social actions and how description can let us understand the lived struggle of trans kids as they find themselves defined within any number of social forms. In this book, new stories make for new knowledge and new forms of care. This thoughtful work helps bring an expansive sensibility into the world.”—Judith Butler, author of Gender Trouble, Bodies that Matter, and Undoing Gender

“This is the leading edge of trans today.”—Kate Bornstein, author of Gender Outlaw

“A major, clear-eyed, and beautifully written contribution to thinking intelligently and empathetically about gender today.”—Don Kulick, author of Travesti

“Carefully researched, deeply thoughtful, and beautifully written. This book captures the fear, love, and hope that swirl around these lives and tells us something important—and new—about gender itself.”—Raewyn Connell, author of Masculinities

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First Edition (August 17, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520275047
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520275041
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.79 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #104,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #184 in General Gender Studies
- #298 in Cultural Anthropology (Books)
- #862 in Sociology Reference

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Tey Meadow is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. After receiving her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, and PhD from New York University, she joined the Princeton Society of Fellows as the Fund for Reunion-Cotten Fellow in LGBT Studies. Prior to joining Columbia's faculty, she was Assistant Professor of Sociology and Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality at Harvard University.

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M Donovan
A Powerful Tool For Parents With Kids Who May Be Trans
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024
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This book offers a comprehensive framework for parents who are contending with the complexities of gender expression and its societal implications, both for children and for themselves. It delves into the nuanced challenges and transformative experiences associated with the evolving landscape of gender identity. Tey Meadow talks to doctors, parents, organizations dealing with trans children, and a variety of experts facilitating this process for children. The text serves as a guide, equipping parents with a deeper understanding and strategies to support their children, while also addressing the personal and social challenges they may encounter in this journey.

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M Donovan

A Powerful Tool For Parents With Kids Who May Be Trans
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024
This book offers a comprehensive framework for parents who are contending with the complexities of gender expression and its societal implications, both for children and for themselves. It delves into the nuanced challenges and transformative experiences associated with the evolving landscape of gender identity. Tey Meadow talks to doctors, parents, organizations dealing with trans children, and a variety of experts facilitating this process for children. The text serves as a guide, equipping parents with a deeper understanding and strategies to support their children, while also addressing the personal and social challenges they may encounter in this journey.

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Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023
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A highly readable ethnographic study of trans and gender expansive youth and their families. Meadow does an excellent job of showing just how complex this issue is for all stakeholders. The book provides a lot of insightful analysis and will challenge readers to think more deeply and critically about gender and what we owe trans and gender expansive young people.

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Rocina Rodriguez
Great book
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020
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Product was exactly what I needed to write my paper for my sexuality class. Anybody interested in the subject highly recommend as the stories associated in the book are amazing. Highly recommend plus the product was intact and new. Thank you

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This is a very interesting book

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