Transvestites and Transsexuals: Toward a Theory of Cross-Gender Behavior

by Richard F. Docter and Sim Kern

The objective of this book is to propose a theory of transvestism and secondary transsexualism, and to provide information concerning these behaviors. My view of these topics is much like that of Benjamin (1966) and nearly all other gender researchers. It holds that a syndrome of similar behaviors can be identified, ranging from fetishism through transvestism, transgenderism, and secondary transsexualism. But de scription is one thing and explanation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306428784
• ISBN13: 9780306428784
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"