{"product_id":"9780349726625","title":"Material Girls","description":"Author: Kathleen Stock\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349726625\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Apr 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an important book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don't always end well' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaterial Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and trenchant critique of the influential theory that we all have an inner feeling known as a gender identity, and that this feeling is more socially significant than our biological sex.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfessor Kathleen Stock surveys the philosophical ideas that led to this point, and closely interrogates each one, from De Beauvoir's statement that, 'One is not born, but rather becomes a woman' (an assertion she contends has been misinterpreted and repurposed), to Judith Butler's claim that language creates biological reality, rather than describing it. She looks at biological sex in a range of important contexts, including women-only spaces and resources, healthcare, epidemiology, political organization and data collection.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaterial Girls \u003c\/i\u003emakes a clear, humane and feminist case for our retaining the ability to discuss reality, and concludes with a positive vision for the future, in which trans rights activists and feminists can collaborate to achieve some of their political aims.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46469633048734,"sku":"ADS-9780349726625","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349726625.jpg?v=1770099031","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349726625","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}