Women and gender : a feminist psychology

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Women and gender : a feminist psychology

Mary Crawford, Rhoda Unger

McGraw-Hill, 2000

3rd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This text takes a feminist point of view, advocating basic equality of women and men, socially, economically and politically while reporting research findings. Information on race, age, class and sexual orientation is included.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to a feminist psychology of women
  • images of women and men
  • doing gender
  • the meanings of difference
  • biological bases of sex
  • becoming gendered - childhood
  • becoming a woman
  • sex, love and romance
  • commitments - women and long-term relationships
  • mothering
  • work and achievement
  • midlife and beyond
  • violence against women
  • mental and physical health
  • making a difference - toward a better future for women.

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