Author:
Bevan, Thomas E. author.
Imprint:Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]
Descriptionxix, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:Why understanding transsexualism and transgenderism is important -- Definitions and population frequencies -- Historical and contemporary cultures -- Genetic causal factors in transsexualism and transgenderism -- Epigenetic causal factors in transsexualism and transgenderism -- The two-factor theory of transsexualism and transgenderism causation -- Childhood and transsexualism-transgenderism -- Adolescents, young adults and transsexualism-transgenderism -- Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology -- Conscious choice and spirituality -- Psychopathology -- Transition procedures and outcomes.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.