Forty Years to Life

Name: Forty Years to Life
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ISBN: 9798349418716

A Case Study

Brenda Bradford Ward

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Genre Library Solutions LLC
19 November 2025

Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism; Gay & Lesbian studies; Sexual behaviour; Gender & the law

Forty Years to Life: A Case Study presents a comprehensive examination of gender identity conflict as observed over a forty-year period of identity suppression and eventual resolution. Framed as an analytical study, it explores the biological, psychological, social, and institutional dimensions that define and influence the transgender experience.

Through systematic observation and structured analysis, the work investigates the interplay between internal identity and external expectation how social conditioning, professional constraints, and cultural perceptions contribute to prolonged concealment of authentic gender identity.

This case study synthesizes research from the sciences, medicine, law, and ethics to illuminate the complexity of gender identity as both a human condition and a social construct. It aims to inform clinicians, scholars, policymakers, and advocates seeking to understand gender variance not as abstraction, but as a measurable and consequential aspect of human existence.

By: Brenda Bradford Ward
Imprint: Genre Library Solutions LLC
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 43mm
Weight: 1.179kg
ISBN: 9798349418716
Pages: 562
Publication Date: 19 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brenda Bradford Ward began her first career in financial services, advancing from her roots in a small-town community bank to earning an MBA in Financial Services. Her deep interest in human behavior and social systems eventually led her to explore more complex questions about identity and society.In 2007, she published her groundbreaking first book, The Fallacy of Assignable Gender, which examined the multifaceted nature of gender identity. As she later pursued a Ph.D. in psychology, Brenda realized her research and insights would be better served by continuing the conversation she began in her first work. This led to the publication of Forty Years to Life: A Case Study, a powerful sequel that intertwines psychological depth with lived experience.These two books naturally lead to a third, currently in development, that will explore society's current and prospective treatment of gender identity conflict. Following the completion of this nonfiction trilogy, Brenda plans to return to fiction, completing a novel she began years ago one that will echo her enduring themes of identity, transformation, and the human search for meaning