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Cissexism (Genderism or Binarism)

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The chapter is added for this edition as a result of increased diversity and fluidity of trans people’s gender identity. The chapter introduces a brief history of trans people and a multiplicity of transgender identities which challenge social categorization theory . Its contribution in expanding our thinking, refining research variables to represent human beings in real life.

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Jun, H. (2018). Cissexism (Genderism or Binarism). In: Social Justice, Multicultural Counseling, and Practice . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72514-7_6

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