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Material Girls

Why Reality Matters for Feminism

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 'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an important book' Evening Standard

'A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don't always end well' Sunday Times

Material Girls 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.

Professor 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.

Material Girls makes 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.©2021 Kathleen Stock Questions de genre Sciences sociales Discrimination Santé mentale Justice sociale Santé

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[Material Girls] pack[s] a punch . . . A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don't always end well
Reading the book I felt an intense sense of relief that finally a comprehensive account of gender identity theory was presented and explored with both clarity and depth . . . a clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an important book, and it is the middle ground who need to read it as it shows how, if we are to live in a world where gender identity trumps biological sex, then it will be women - the physically weaker sex - who lose out
In her commitment to free speech, good-faith debate, clear and careful argument and upholding reason over dogma, Stock writes faithfully in the tradition of the Enlightenment
A fearless, rigorous study of gender identity . . . [Material Girls is] a brave, enlightening, closely argued book
A clear-sighted analysis in tricky territory
Anyone who has felt confounded by the shifting debate about sex and gender will find some clarity here. More importantly, you will find a curious mind and a generous spirit (Sarah Ditum)
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Contrary to one of the reviewers here, the book presents the many difficult facets of this rapidly changing phenomenon in all of its chapters. It will be uncomfortable for those who have unnecessarily taken up sides and refuse to be open to questions. It presents thorough understanding, empathetic but challenging research, and sincere inquiry. Highly recommend this book and author.

a thorough, accurate, and considerate book

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A thoughtful, provocative and good faith deep dive into the on going gender debate.
It provides an abundance of factual information without being needlessly complex and assumes the listener can wrestle with the ideas. While Kathleen Stock certainly has a point of view it doesn't become preachy and the arguments aren't broken down in a manner where she wants you to just blindly accept them but to think critically and come to your own conclusions.


thoughtful, provocative & good faith

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