The body of gender difference

Journal/Book: Eur J Womens Stud. 1996; 3: 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Sage Science Press. 341.

Abstract: Concerning the relationship between body and gender difference, this article attempts a paradoxical experiment. On the one hand, I regard it as untenable to assume a natural gendered body; on the other hand, it seems to me just as imperative to recognize an inherent logic of the body and the sensory reference of bodies to their environment. Based on this, I develop my thesis in two steps: first, gender difference is described as a variable social form that regulates the distinction between genders (including gendered bodies). Second, since the form of distinction only exists when it occurs locally, however, it becomes imperative to examine the events of distinction in terms of its physical and sensory constitution.

Note: Article G Lindemann, Univ Frankfurt, D-6000 Frankfurt, Germany

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