SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
Transgender Persons: Socio-economic Status, Experience Of Indifference And Government Support In Coimbatore District
by Dr. J. Sheela
ISBN Number : 978 - 1- 73036 - 904 - 9
Authors Details
| Author Name | Image | About Author |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. J. Sheela |  |
Dr. J. Sheela is currently working as Assistant Professor, Centre for Women's
Studies, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
She obtained her B. Sc degree in Computer Science from Bishop Thorp College,
Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu and MA degree in Population Studies with first rank and
class and doctorate degree in Population Studies from Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She is the recipient of Dr. C. Chandrasekaran award (2
prize) instituted by the Indian Association for the Study of Population held at
Visakhapatnam and also got a small grant of £600 from the Parkes Foundation, U.K
for her Ph.D. work. She has authored/edited four books/and published 44 articles in
several International/National journals and chapters of edited books. She has
completed two research projects (as Principal Investigator) on Sri Lankan refugee
women and Transgender women funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. She has
participated and presented papers in International/National Conferences/seminars and visited USA (Oregon State
University and San Diego State University) for academic purpose. She has coordinated students exchange
program (students and faculty from San Diego State University and faculty members from Gender and Sexuality
Studies of Oregon State University, USA). She is the member of Academic bodies viz., Indian Association for the
Study of Population (IASP), Indian Association for the Social Sciences and Health (IASSH) and Regional
Association for Women's Studies and Indian Association for Women's Studies (IAWS). Also a member in Indian
Women's Network and various professional organizations. |
Book Description
This book is an ambitious yet mandatory effort. It is a product of the experience of the transgender persons in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu state, India. To state simply, this book provides the rudiments of the nature, sociological problems, health issues, festivals and celebration and government and non-governmental support and policies for the transgender women. The information of all these aspects is necessary for revamping the idea of the common people towards the third gender. The value of this book is further enhanced with the addition of case studies of transgender women which gave the detail picture of the critical situation that the transgender women experienced in their childhood age when they were with their biological parents and while with their peer groups in schools. It also evidenced the poor life of the transgender women when they are abandoned by their natal family and lived with their transgender family associates. This book would be of definite interest to the students, research scholars of Gender Studies, Population Studies, Demography, Sociology, Social Work, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Literature, Law and other related fields, Media personnel, Women's Rights Activists and Policy Makers.
