The power in a name

Diagnostic terminology and diverse experiences

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12978624
AutoresGeorgiann Davis (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume5
Fascículo1
Páginas15-27
Data de publicação2013-08-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPsychology and Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1941-9902 • E-ISSN: 1941-9899
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19419899.2013.831212
OpenAlexW2139631311
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19
Referências citadas32

Soon after the disorders of sex development (DSD) terminology was introduced in the 2006 medical consensus statement on the management of intersex traits, intersexuality became an outdated term within medical discourse. Because of the way the DSD terminology was officially introduced by an international medical consortium, it appears individuals with intersex traits are left to engage with it. Interviews with thirty-seven research participants with intersex traits show that DSD terminology is engaged in different ways by those the terminology is meant to describe, with some arguing against it, others supporting it and a few being indifferent to it. Participants also tended to describe self-understandings that might conflict with the intersex identity that was observed in the 1990s. Patterns across participants’ preferred terminology and their relationships with family members and medical providers are also observed

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