A new book by UCLA sociologist Rogers Brubaker, Gender Identity: The Career of a Category, tries to make sense of how this concept became so embedded in our lives and why it has become such a cultural flashpoint. As Brubaker clarifies at the outset, he is not interested in “the philosophical question of what gender identity really is” but rather in “how the category works” in the social world. He offers a sophisticated analysis.
Where Did Gender Identity Come From?
A new book offers a concise and compelling history.
