Dembroff, Robin (2019) Beyond Binary: Genderqueer as Critical Gender Kind. Philosopher's Imprint.
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We want to know what gender is. But approaches to
this question solely have focused on the binary gender kinds men and
women. By overlooking those who identify outside of the binary -- the
group I call `genderqueer' -- we are left without tools for understanding these new and quickly growing gender identifications. This metaphysical gap in turn creates a conceptual lacuna that contributes to systematic misunderstanding of genderqueer persons. In this paper, I argue that to better understand genderqueer identities, we must recognize a new type of gender kind: critical gender kinds, or kinds whose members resist dominant gender ideology. After developing a model of critical gender kinds, I suggest that genderqueer is best modeled as one such kind. In particular, I propose that its members are united by resisting `the binary assumption', or the prevalent assumption that they must comply with binary gender classification.
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| Keywords: | gender | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Feminist Approaches Specific Sciences > Sociology |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Robin Dembroff | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 10 Aug 2019 15:42 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 10 Aug 2019 15:42 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 16317 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosopher's Imprint | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Feminist Approaches Specific Sciences > Sociology |
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| Date: | 8 August 2019 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16317 |
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