Name: Women and Gender: A Feminist Psychology By Mary Crawford
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Women and Gender: A Feminist Psychology by Mary Crawford

This is a best-selling text for Psychology of Women, Sex and Gender, or Sex Roles undergraduate courses offered by Psychology departments. Known for its engaging, never oversimplified style, Women and Gender features an integrated thematic organization synthesized in the final chapter. The authors, who are well-known, active scholars in the field, offer a feminist perspective--advocating basic equality of women and men socially, economically, and politically--while objectively reporting research findings.

About Mary Crawford

Mary Crawford is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Womens Studies Program at the University of Connecticut. She has taught the psychology of women and gender for twenty-five years, most of that time at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where she earned the Trustees Achievement Award for lifetime professional accomplishment. She has also held the Jane W. Irwin Chair in Womens Studies at Hamilton College, served as Distinguished Visiting Teacher/Scholar at Trenton State College at The College of New Jersey, and directed the graduate program in womens studies at the University of South Carolina. She received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Delaware. Professor Crawford is a consulting editor of Psychology of Women Quarterly, an associate editor of Feminism and Psychology, and a Fellow of both the American Psychological Society and the American Psychological Association. Mary Crawford has spoken and written about womens studies issues for audiences as diverse as the British Psychological Society, Ms. Magazine, and the Oprah Winfrey show. Works she has authored or edited include: Gender and Thought: Psychological Perspectives (1989); Talking Difference: On Gender and Language (1995); Gender Differences and Human Cognition (1997); Coming Into Her Own: Education Successes in Girls and Women (1999) and a special double issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly (1999) on innovative methods for feminist research. Rhoda Unger is Professor Emerita of Psychology at Montclair State University in New Jersey and Resident Scholar in Womens Studies at Brandeis University. She received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Harvard University. Professor Unger was the first recipient of the Carolyn Wood Sherif Award from the Division on the Psychology of Women of the American Psychological Association. She is also the recipient of two distinguished publication awards and a recent distinguished career award from the Association for Women in Psychology. She has been the president of the Division of the Psychology of Women and, more recently, president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. She has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad as a Fulbright scholar in Israel, a distinguished lecturer at the University of British Columbia, and as a visiting fellow of the British Psychological Society. She is currently the book review editor of the international journal Feminism and Psychology. Professor Unger is the author or editor of seven previous books, including Resisting Gender: Twenty-five Years of Feminist Psychology; Representations: Social Constructions of Gender; Women, Gender, and Social Psychology; and Female and Male. She is currently the first editor of ASAP (Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy), an electronic journal sponsored by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

PREFACE 1. Introduction to a Feminist Psychology of Women What Is Feminism? Methods and Values in Scientific Inquiry Themes of This Book Our Goals for Our Students Suggested Readings 2. Images of Women and MenMedia Images of Women and MenThe Impact of Media Sexism Cross-cultural Similarities and Differences in Images of WomenStereotypes: An Overview Language and StereotypesStereotypes as Social Demands Stereotypes and Sexism Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?Connecting ThemesSuggested Readings 3. Doing GenderGender as a Social Category Gender Differences as Status Differences Gender and the Use of Social PowerWomen and Men Doing GenderInternalizing Norms and Interpreting DiscriminationConnecting Themes Suggested Readings 4. The Meanings of DifferenceA Focus on Similarity: Working for Equality Different or Similar? Gender and Math Abilities The Similarities Tradition: Why It Matters The Differences Tradition: Celebrating Women The Differences Tradition: Why It Matters Can Similarities and Differences be Reconciled? Connecting Themes Suggested Readings 5. Biology, Sex, and GenderWhat Is Sex and What Are the Sexes? Prenatal Development Does the Human Brain Have a Sex? Atypical Human Sexual Development Cultural Constructions of Gender Connecting Themes Suggested Readings 6. Becoming Gendered: ChildhoodAcquiring Gender: A Developmental PerspectiveHow Do Parents View Sons and Daughters? Gender BiasHow Does Society Foster Gender Typing? Sex Segregation The Socialization of Social BehaviorsGender Role Scripts for Boys and GirlsResisting Gender RulesConnecting Themes Suggested Readings 7. Becoming a Woman: Puberty and AdolescenceWhat Happens During Puberty?Female Anatomy and Culture Peers, Schools, and Social PowerWeight, Body Image, and Mental HealthHow Do Girls Deal with the Stress of Adolescence?Are barriers to Gender Equality Falling?Connecting Themes Suggested Readings 8. Sex, Love, and RomanceHow Is Sexuality Shaped by Culture? The Scientific Study of Sex Adolescent Sexuality Experiencing SexualityLesbian and Bisexual Women Romantic Love and Sexual PleasureSexuality in Social Context Where Is the Voices of Women's Desire?Mixed Messages Connecting Themes Suggested Readings 9. Commitments: Women and Close RelationshipsMarriage Lesbian Couples Cohabiting Couples Never-Married Women Ending the Commitment: Divorce and Separation Remarriage Equality and Commitment: Are They Incompatible Ideals? Connecting Themes Suggested Readings 10. MotheringImages of Mothers and Motherhood The Decision to Have a Child The Transition to Motherhood The Event of Childbirth Experiences of Mothering The Future of Mothering Connecting Themes Suggested Readings 11. Work and AchievementIf She Isn't Paid, Is It Still Work? Working Hard for a Living: Women in the Paid Workforce Doing Gender in the Workplace Women's Career Development: Are There Obstacles from Within? Exceptional Work Lives Putting It All Together: Work and Family Woman, Work, and Social Policy: Models for Change Connecting Themes Suggested Readings 12. Midlife and BeyondThe Social Construction of Age The Meanings of Midlife Menopause Role Transitions of Middle and Later LifeMyths and Realities of Midlife TransitionsOlder Women and PovertyCaregiver Roles in Later Life Losses Associated with Aging Psychological Well-Being in the Second Half of Life Activism and Feminism among Older Women Connecting Themes Suggested Readings 13. Violence Against Women (by Jacquelyn Weygandt White, Barrie Bondurant, & Patricia L. N. Donat)A Framework for Understanding Violence against WomenChildhood Sexual Abuse Courtship Violence Acquaintance Sexual Assault and Rape Sexual Harassment Partner Abuse against WomenAnalyzing and Ending ViolenceConnecting ThemesSuggested Readings 14. Mental and Physical HealthGender and Psychological Disorders Power Issues Depression Eating Disorders Issues in Treatment The Relationship Between Physical and Mental Health When Is a Culture Healthy for Women?Connecting Themes Suggested Readings 15. Making a Difference: Toward a Better Future for WomenTransforming Gender Transforming Language Celebrating Diversity Psychology and Social Change Suggested Readings REFERENCES CREDITS NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX

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Women and Gender: A Feminist Psychology by Mary Crawford

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Mary Crawford

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2003-11-16

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