The Haworth Medical Press Post-modernism and feminism have been influential in offering alternative concepts and theoretical positions other than those that have shaped and guided much of the social science development since the 1950's. This book expresses a number of alternative ways to view the relationship between human sexuality and the experience of trauma. The initial chapter proposes that trauma experienced in sexuality is the root of gender for both males and females. Gender is not the biological sex of the individual but rather the group of roles and behaviors that are identified as masculine and feminine. The chapter on transgender individuals also relates sexual trauma to the development of transgenderism. Those looking for a fresh though speculative perspective on human sexuality and both positive and maladaptive sexual expression will find this book of interest. Reviewed by Ralph Underwager, PhD., Institute for Psychological Therapies.
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