| Description |
xvi, 556 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: HISTORICAL, THEORETICAL, AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES. Women as Subjects, Actors, and Agents in the History of Psychology (R. Unger). Theoretical Perspectives on Women and Gender (S. Wilkinson). Choices and Consequences: Methodological Issues in the Study of Gender (V. Rabinowitz & D. Martin). Women, Psychology, and Evolution (P. Gowaty). Gender Similarities and Differences as Feminist Contradictions (M. Kimball). Framing Gendered Identities (K. Deaux & A. Stewart). DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES. Biological Influences on Psychosexual Differentiation (K. Zucker). From Infancy through Middle Childhood: The Role of Cognitive and Social Factors in Becoming Gendered (K. Powlishta, et al.). Adolescent Girls' Voices: Resonating Resistance in Body and Soul (D. Tolman & L. Brown). Current Perspectives on Women's Adult Roles: Work, Family, and Life (L. Gilbert & J. Rader). Motherhood and Mothering (A. Woollett & H. Marshall). Older Adult Women: Issues, Resources, and Challenges (S. Canetto). SOCIAL ROLES AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS. The Psychology of Men and Masculinity: Research Status and Future Directions (G. Good & N. Sherrod). Changing Times, Changing Gender Roles: Who Do We Want Women and Men to Be? (M. Kite). Gender and Language (M. Crawford). Gender and Social Interaction (M. LaFrance). Gender and Relationships (K. Dion & K. Dion). Sexualities (C. Kitzinger). GENDER AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. Gendered Bodies and Physical Health (J. Chrisler). Disorderly Constructs: Feminist Frameworks for Clinical Psychology (J. Marecek). Therapy with Women: Feminist Frameworks (J. Worell & D. Johnson). Sociocultural Issues in Counseling for Women of Color (K. Wyche). INSTITUTIONS, GENDER, AND POWER. A Developmental Examination of Violence against Girls and Women (J. White, et al.). Power and Gender: The Double-Edged Sword of Ambivalence (S. Goodwin & S. Fiske). Sexual Harassment (B. Gutek & R. Done). Women, Gender, and the Law: Toward a Feminist Rethinking of Responsibility (M. Fine & S. Carney). Changing Society, Changing Women (and Men) (E. Cole, et al.). References. Author Index. Subject Index |
| Summary |
Edited by a leader in feminist psychology, this text features focused coverage of the major areas of the developmental, biological, social, and intrapersonal aspects of women and gender |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-526) and index |
| Subject |
Sex role.
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Gender identity.
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Women -- Psychology.
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Gender Identity.
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Women -- psychology.
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| Author |
Unger, Rhoda Kesler.
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| LC no. |
00039277 |
| ISBN |
0471333328 : |
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0471653578 |
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