Socialising Transgender by Kate Norman
The author seeks to counterbalance the prevailing medicalised approach to statutory support for transgender people which tends to focus on the physical processes of transition rather than on subsequent social role adjustment.Kate Norman relates her own research findings to additional data and publications within three main themes: first, the provision of social support to transgender people by dedicated and generic social care services; secondly, social care issues in relation to transgender identity and transgender status, including discrimination, transphobia and mental health issues; and, thirdly, the effect of ‘coming out’ as transgender, and of transitioning, on relationships between transgender people and their families and friends, colleagues, neighbours and the wider community.The book explores the potential for improved social support to transgender people and also to partners, children and other family members. It concludes by proposing a combination of advocacy and social care support to further the legal and social status of transgender people.‘This is an ambitious book, covering considerable ground in terms of exploring trans people’s identities, transitioning and perspectives in relation to society as a macro structure, as well as to social care provision, more specificallyA strength lies in the use of empirical data, with participant quotes illuminating important observations throughout. Furthermore, as argued frequently throughout the book, the social care needs of trans people and the social dimension of transitioning are neglected in favour of a biomedical approach to care and interventions and, in bringing attention to this problem, Norman succeeds in countering the prevailing medical discourse pertaining to trans people’s experiences.’The British Journal of Social Work
Dr Kate Norman is a retired Social Worker who managed social care services with people with learning and physical disabilities, and with people with mental health problems, before undertaking quality assessment and monitoring of services for elderly people. She is a Visiting Fellow at the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780460659 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780460651 |
| Title | Socialising Transgender |
| Author | Kate Norman |
| Series | Policy And Practice In Health And Social Care |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 2017-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 151 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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