{"product_id":"material-girls-kathleen-stock-9780349726625","title":"Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism","description":"\u003cp\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 \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\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\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Stock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0349726620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780349726625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fleet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.80w x 1.00d","brand":"Kathleen Stock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993895141631,"sku":"9780349726625","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96dc9613-1bae-4e2a-b32c-ce0bda02d39f.jpg?v=1683326921","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/material-girls-kathleen-stock-9780349726625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}