Lectures on the psychology of women
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Lectures on the psychology of women
McGraw-Hill, c2004
3rd ed
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Includes bibliographical references
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Description
This unique collection of previously unpublished essays by experienced teachers and leading experts in Psychology of Women is designed as a companion reader to any Psychology of Women textbook. The lectures included are written in an informal manner: the authors speak to students directly and address questions that students often ask.
Table of Contents
*indicates new to this editionPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Status of Women1: Transforming the Debate on Sexual Inequality: From Biological Difference to Institutionalized Androcentrism, Sandra Lipsitz Bem2: Who's In and Who's Out: The Results of Oppression, Ruth S. Ostenson3: Poor Women in a Wealthy Nation - Deborah Belle*4: Gender Dynamic in the Classroom, Susan A. BasowPart II: Women's Bodies5: Sweating It Out: The Good News and the Bad News about Women and Sport, Ruth L. Hall6: Women, Weight, and Body Image, Christine Smith7: The Intersexed and the Transgendered: Rethinking Sex/Gender, Carla Golden8: PMS as a Culture-Bound Syndrome, Joan C. Chrisler9: Understanding Emotional Responses after Abortion, Nancy Felipe Russo10: Women with Disabilities, Rhoda Olkin*Part III: Diversity of Women11: Asian American Women and Adolescent Girls: Sexuality and Sexual Expression, Connie S. Chan12: Life as a Lesbian: What Does Gender Have to Do with It?, Linda D. Garnets13: Appreciating Cultural Difference: On Being an American Jewish Woman, Kayla Miriyam Weiner14: Gender Issues among Latinas, Donna Castaneda15: Triple Jeopardy in the Lives of Biracial Black/White Women, Angela M. Gillem16: Mammy, Jezebel, and Sapphire: Developing an "Oppositional Gaze" Toward the Images of Black Women, Carolyn M. West17: Crossing the Color Line in Women's Friendships, Suzanna M. RosePart IV: Violence Against Women18: Women's Fear of Rape: Causes, Consequences, and Copine, Patrica D. Rozee19: Women and Pornography: What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us, Britain A. Scott20: Battered Women: Why Don't They Just Leave?, Geraldine Butts Stahly21: Sexual Harassment of College Students: Cultural Similarities and Differences, Michele A. PaludiPart V: Women's Mental Health22: The Politics of Psychology of "False Memory Syndrome", Carolyn Zerbe Enns23: A Feminist Approach to Agoraphobia: Challenging Traditional Views of Women at Home, Maureen C. McHugh
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