Trans Men in Malaysia

Decision-Making, Masculinity and Manhood

Vizla Kumaresan (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2025
Pallas Publications (Verlag)
978-90-485-6259-6 (ISBN)

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Cutting across the disciplines of trans gender studies and psychology, this book examines the psychological decision-making process behind twenty-three Malaysian trans men’s journeys navigating masculinity from childhood through adulthood. Using interviews and grounded theory methodology, the author analyses how trans men reclaim and redefine a form of resilient masculinity that seeks to divorce itself from patriarchal definitions, done through the exploration of relationships with their identities and de-linking male identity from masculinity. The book examines how trans men redefine their masculinity while maintaining proximity to femininity. Trans men unpack expectations of masculinity from Malaysian perspective on race and gender, to centre their decision-making on their own values and beliefs.

Vizla Kumaresan, PhD. is trained as a clinical psychologist and specialises in sexuality, gender identity and expression. She has extensive history working with marginalised communities in Malaysia, and continues to work on human rights issues. Her research interests are gender, sexualities, identities and male supremacism in Malaysia.

Chapter 1 Introduction, Part 1: You're Not a Boy, Chapter 2 Growing Up Female, Chapter 3 Experiencing Femininity, Part 2: I Am a Man, I Guess?, Chapter 4 Realising Male Identity, Chapter 5 Experiencing Masculinity, Part 3: I Know I am a Man, Chapter 6 Challenging Masculinity, Chapter 7 Rejecting Masculinity?, Chapter 8 Conclusion, Appendix 1, Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.08.2025
Reihe/Serie	GENDERING ASIAN SOCIETY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	490 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	90-485-6259-7 / 9048562597
ISBN-13	978-90-485-6259-6 / 9789048562596
Zustand	Neuware