Dr. Luce is a famous sexologist who specializes is considered the world expert on intersex conditions. He is seeking to prove a social construction theory of gender, meaning that the way in which a person is raised has a greater impact on how they identify than their biology. He is thrilled to meet Callie, who is intersex and is therefore a perfect test subject for him, but ends up subjecting Callie to unethical, invasive, and patronizing treatment. Without gaining Callie’s consent, Dr. Luce recommends that she undergo hormone treatment and surgery to make herself more like a “normal” woman, despite the fact that Callie’s biological sex is closer to male than female.
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Book 4: Looking Myself Up in Webster’s
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In addition, the subject has been raised in the Greek Orthodox tradition, with its strongly sex-defined roles. In general the parents seem assimilationist and very “all-American” in their outlook, but the presence of this deeper ethnic identity should not be overlooked.
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Dr. Luce Quotes in Middlesex
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Book 4: Looking Myself Up in Webster’s
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In addition, the subject has been raised in the Greek Orthodox tradition, with its strongly sex-defined roles. In general the parents seem assimilationist and very “all-American” in their outlook, but the presence of this deeper ethnic identity should not be overlooked.
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