On October 10, 1970, the day she was born, she was named Dorothy Maree Alaniz--a baby girl. Curiously, though, no one filled out a birth certificate that day. When the certificate was finally filed on November 5, the name on it was Rudolph Andrew Alaniz. Within less than one month after her birth, this girl became a boy. Every year in the United States, more than two thousand children are born with an intersex condition or disorder of sex development. What makes someone a boy or a girl? Is it external genitalia, chromosomes, DNA, environment, or some combination of these factors? Not even doctors or scientists are entirely clear. What is clear is that sex is not an either-or proposition: not girl/boy, XX/XY, switching between two poles like an on-off switch on a radio. Rather, sex is like the bass and treble knobs on that radio. Between XX and XY provides a fascinating look at the science of sex and what makes people male or female. There are people born XXY, XXXY, or XXXXY, or with any number of variations in X or Y chromosomes, but those who do not fit into society's preconceived notions about sex often face a difficult path in life. Dr. Callahan explores why humans are so attached to the idea of two sexes, and examines our obsession with sex and sexual intercourse through the ages.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
A Cappella Books
ISBN-13
9781556527852
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92042119
Product Key Features
Author
Gerald N. Callahan
Publication Name
Between Xx and Xy: Intersexuality and the Myth of Two Sexes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Zoology
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
228mm
Item Width
6mm
Item Weight
417g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Gerald N. Callahan
Topic
Popular Medicine
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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