Sex and Gender: A Reference Handbook

Geared toward high school students, undergraduate students, and general readers, this reference work provides a thorough and unbiased treatment of sex, gender, and transgenderism—social issues of particular importance in today's world.

• Offers answers to essential questions about transgender issues that are accessible to high school students, undergraduate students, and general readers interested in sex and gender

• Presents background and insight to a number of social issues and topics that are of considerable interest to young adults but are often treated in a very limited fashion or skipped completely in school curricula

• Includes a chapter comprising perspective essays that voice diverse opinions regarding controversial gender issues

• Provides additional resources that enable readers to conduct further research or stay up to date on issues that are as yet unresolved