This book provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of sexuality from 1500 to the present day. The history of sex and the body is an expanding field in which vibrant debate on, for instance, the history of homosexuality, is developing. This book examines the current scholarship and looks towards future directions across the field. The volume is divided into fourteen thematic chapters, which are split into two chronological sections 1500 – 1750 and 1750 to present day. Focusing on the history of sexuality and the body in the West but also interactions with a broader globe, these thematic chapters survey the major areas of debate and discussion. Covering themes such as science, identity, the gaze, courtship, reproduction, sexual violence and the importance of race, the volume offers a comprehensive view of the history of sex and the body. The book concludes with an afterword in which the reader is invited to consider some of the ‘tensions, problems and areas deserving further scrutiny’.
This book gives an overview regarding mental health and quality of life issues across the life span within the interdisciplinary field of transgender healthcare. Originally published as a special issue of the International Review of Psychiatry. Table of Contents: Introduction: Gender Dysphoria and Gender Incongruence: An evolving inter-disciplinary field1. Gender incongruence/gender dysphoria and its classification history 2. Gender dysphoria in childhood 3. Gender dysphoria in adolescence 4. Families in transition: A literature review 5. Mental health and gender dysphoria: A review of the literature 6. Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidality in trans people: A systematic review of the literature 7. Gender dysphoria and autism spectrum disorder: A narrative review 8. Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in trans people: A systematic review of the literature 9. Non-binary or genderqueer genders 10. Sexual orientation of trans adults is not linked to outcome of transition-related health care, but worth asking 11. Fertility options in transgender people 12. Neuroimaging studies in people with gender incongruence.