PSYC 367/WmSt 366:  Gender Issues in Psychology

Spring 2004            Virginia Norris, Ph.D.

All dates are subject to change.  Announcements in class supersede internet material.

CHAPTER 5
Internet Resources
    http://www.ingersollcenter.org/

    Ingersoll Center offers a wide range of information and services to gender dysphoric clients such as information on therapists, support groups, lifestyle changes, and guidelines for pro- and post-surgical care.

    http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep
    This site from the Center for Evolutionary Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, contains a paper describing evolutionary psychology.  A great deal of background information is also included.

    Intersexuals
    Information on intersexuality is often found in the "Diseases and Conditions" subcategory
    under Health in Internet search engines (e.g.3 Yahoo). Several informative resources can be
    found:

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/gender/

    NOVA webpage on intersexuals.  Provided by Jamie Roth.

    http://www.isna.org/

         Intersex Society of North America (ISNA)
         Includes recent news pieces, bibliographies, guides for parents of intersexed
         children, recommendations for treatment, support group information

    http://www.ftm-intl.org/

         FtM International
         Web site for female to male transsexuals

    Chromosomal Variations

    http://www.genetic.org/
     

      Link to homepage of the Klinefelter's Syndrome and Associates.  These are boys born with XXY.

                    http://www.turner-syndrome-us.org/resource/med_info.html

                                Link to homepage of the Turner Syndrome Society.  These are girls born with a single X chromosome, X0.


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