Intersexuality: Medical and Social Implications

In this project, we theoretically study the intersexuality and its medical and social implications. The authors main interest of analysis consists of both exploring, describing and explaining. You can say that this research is a type of qualitative analysis of contents. The goal of the research is to fill a gap and to increase understanding of the notion intersex. The findings reveal that social models of explanation to today’s paradigm of intervention are valid.

Contents

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Problem formulation
1.3 Aims and research questions
1.4 The relevance of this research for social work
2 METHOD
2.1 Choice of method and material
2.2 Reflections upon choice of method and material
2.3 Analysis
2.4 Limitations and considerations
2.5 Disposition
3 THEORY
4 RESULTS
4.1 Intersexuality
4.2 The issue of prevalence
4.3 Today’s paradigm of treatment
4.4 Interview – Testimony from the medical perspective
4.5 People with intersex anatomies – Testimony from the social perspective
5 ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS
5.1 Social models of explanation
5.2 Today’s paradigm of treatment and its possible guidance by heteronormativity
5.3 Conclusions
6 FINAL DISCUSSION
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Author: Danielsson, Magnus

Source: Malmo University

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