Eastern Kentucky University
Issues in Gender & Intersexuality
Institution
Eastern Kentucky University
Faculty Advisor/ Mentor
Marta Miranda; Betsy Hopkins
Abstract
This project involved personal and professional development in issues of gender and intersexuality, achieved through research into and review of previously published, scholarly (peer-reviewed) work. This research required coordination between student and faculty in location of scholarly work in the fields of psychoendrochrinology, biology, sociology, and psychology in individuals with atypical gender presentations and intersexual conditions. The project included review and analysis of existing research in regard to methods of diagnosis under the DSM guidelines (both historical and present), the medical ethics of treatments, and the history of social attitudes across cultures toward affected individuals. Faculty provided guidance in the development of teaching skills at the university level through a teaching assistantship. Current methods of medical and social treatment of individuals with atypical gender presentation and intersexual conditions are questioned, and alternative treatments are suggested. Implications include alterations of medical and psychological treatments, deviation from current sociological trends, and education of medical and psychological professionals in the needs of these individuals.
Issues in Gender & Intersexuality
This project involved personal and professional development in issues of gender and intersexuality, achieved through research into and review of previously published, scholarly (peer-reviewed) work. This research required coordination between student and faculty in location of scholarly work in the fields of psychoendrochrinology, biology, sociology, and psychology in individuals with atypical gender presentations and intersexual conditions. The project included review and analysis of existing research in regard to methods of diagnosis under the DSM guidelines (both historical and present), the medical ethics of treatments, and the history of social attitudes across cultures toward affected individuals. Faculty provided guidance in the development of teaching skills at the university level through a teaching assistantship. Current methods of medical and social treatment of individuals with atypical gender presentation and intersexual conditions are questioned, and alternative treatments are suggested. Implications include alterations of medical and psychological treatments, deviation from current sociological trends, and education of medical and psychological professionals in the needs of these individuals.