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As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto
As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto
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In 1967, a baby boy's botched circumcision led to a radical experiment. Advised by a Johns Hopkins expert, the boy was surgically altered and raised as a girl. This landmark case, initially hailed a success, was particularly compelling because he had an identical twin brother raised as a boy, serving as a perfect control.
For thirty years, this "twins case" became a cornerstone in medicine and social sciences, championed as proof that gender identity is shaped by nurture, not nature. It influenced the feminist movement and sex reassignment treatments.
However, the experiment was flawed from the beginning. The boy struggled against his forced girlhood and, at fourteen, chose to live as a male after learning the truth. "As Nature Made Him" unveils this extraordinary story, setting it against the backdrop of a fierce scientific rivalry between Dr. John Money and Dr. Milton Diamond, exploring the heart of the nature versus nurture debate.
Condition: Used (good, see images)
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ISBN 0060192119
In 1967, a baby boy's botched circumcision led to a radical experiment. Advised by a Johns Hopkins expert, the boy was surgically altered and raised as a girl. This landmark case, initially hailed a success, was particularly compelling because he had an identical twin brother raised as a boy, serving as a perfect control.
For thirty years, this "twins case" became a cornerstone in medicine and social sciences, championed as proof that gender identity is shaped by nurture, not nature. It influenced the feminist movement and sex reassignment treatments.
However, the experiment was flawed from the beginning. The boy struggled against his forced girlhood and, at fourteen, chose to live as a male after learning the truth. "As Nature Made Him" unveils this extraordinary story, setting it against the backdrop of a fierce scientific rivalry between Dr. John Money and Dr. Milton Diamond, exploring the heart of the nature versus nurture debate.
Condition: Used (good, see images)
Softcover
ISBN 0060192119
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