Gender Verification and the Making of the Female Body in Sport by Sonja Erikainen

Gender Verification and the Making of the Female Body in Sport by Sonja Erikainen

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Gender Verification and the Making of the Female Body in Sport by Sonja Erikainen

This book critically explores the history of gender verification in international sport, to show how culture, politics, and science come together to produce "femaleness" and, consequently, the female body as we know it.

Sonja Erikainen is a research fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests cluster around social, historical and ethical issues concerning biomedicine and gender. Her publications cover areas including digital health, new and emerging biotechnologies, and gender identity as well as gender and sports.

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ISBN 13 9781032085197
ISBN 10 1032085193
Title Gender Verification and the Making of the Female Body in Sport
Author Sonja Erikainen
Series Routledge Advances In Critical Diversities
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2021-06-30
Number of pages 200
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