Psychology of Women: A Handbook of Issues and Theories Second Edition (Women's Psychology)

The team that produced the first edition of this comprehensive handbook — reviewed as the definitive reference and an extraordinary tool for research on women's psychology — updates and expands the content to include the newest and breaking research in this young field. With more than 50 percent of the content new compared to the 1993 edition, this will be of wide interest to students and scholars of women's psychology.Written by more than a dozen of the most eminent psychologists in this field, the chapters include historical developments in the study of the psychology of women, insights into women's psychology at stages from conception to senior years, gender stereotypes, and women's friendships, as well as romantic relationships. Chapters also address women's health issues from premenstrual syndrome to rape, intimate partner violence and sexual harassment. Women's work life—from achievement to career development and the integration of work and family roles—is also included. Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 12 Foreword......Page 14 Acknowledgments......Page 18 Introduction......Page 20 PART I Foundations......Page 22 1 Historical Development of the Psychology of Women......Page 24 2 Women of Color: Perspectives on "Multiple Identities" in Psychological Theory, Research, and Practice......Page 61 3 International Aspects of the Development of the Psychology of Women and Gender......Page 91 PART II Research and Teaching in the Psychology of Women......Page 112 4 Feminist Perspectives on Research Methods......Page 114 5 Meta-Analysis in the Psychology of Women......Page 163 6 Courses in the Psychology of Women: Catalysts for Change......Page 195 PART III Women's Social and Personality Development......Page 224 7 Gender Stereotypes......Page 226 8 Girls to Women: Developmental Theory, Research, and Issues......Page 258 9 Women in the Middle and Later Years......Page 292 10 Theories of Female Personality......Page 324 11 Women’s Friendships and Romantic Relationships......Page 353 PART IV Women's Bodies and Their Minds......Page 372 12 Women’s Health: Biological and Social Systems......Page 374 13 The Menstrual Cycle in a Biopsychosocial Context......Page 421 14 Women and Mental Health......Page 461 15 Diverse Women’s Sexualities......Page 505 PART V Victimization of Women......Page 528 16 Understanding and Preventing Rape......Page 530 17 Intimate Partner Violence: Perspectives on Research and Intervention......Page 576 18 Violence against Women: International Workplace Sexual Harassment and Domestic Violence......Page 611 PART VI Achievement Motivation, Career Development, and Work......Page 644 19 Women and Achievement......Page 646 20 Work and Family Roles: Selected Issues......Page 673 21 Women and Leadership......Page 722 22 Women’s Career Development......Page 738 Index......Page 774 About the Editors and Contributors......Page 794 Introduction / Florence L. Denmark and Michele Paludi Historical development of the psychology of women / Florence L. Denmark ... [et al.] Women of color : perspectives on "multiple identities" in psychological theory, research, and practice / June Chisholm and Beverly Greene International aspects of the development of the psychology of women and gender / Marilyn P. Safir and Kareen Hill Feminist perspectives on research methods / Jeri Sechzer and Vita Carulli Rabinowitz Meta-analysis in the psychology of women / Janet Shibley Hyde and Shelly Grabe Courses in the psychology of women : catalysts for change / Michele Paludi ... [et al.] Gender stereotypes / Mary Kite, Kay Deaux, and Elizabeth L. Haines Girls to women : developmental theory, research, and issues / Pamela Trotman Reid, Shauna M. Cooper, and Kira Hudson Banks Women in the middle and later years / Claire Etaugh Theories of female personality / Phyllis Katz Women's friendships and romantic relationships / Donna Castañeda and Alyson L. Burns-Glover Women's health : biological and social systems / Cheryl Brown Travis and Andrea L. Meltzer The menstrual cycle in a biopsychosocial context / Joan Chrisler Women and mental health / Nancy Felipe Russo and Jessica Tartaro Diverse women's sexualities / Ruth E. Fassinger and Julie R. Arseneau Understanding and preventing rape / Courtney E. Ahrens ... [et al.] Intimate partner violence : perspectives on research and intervention / Maureen C. McHugh, Nicole Livingston, and Irene H. Frieze Violence against women : international workplace sexual harassment and domestic violence / Janet Sigal and Vidal Annan Jr. Women and achievement / Martha Mednick and Veronica Thomas Work and family roles : selected issues / Julia R. Steinberg, Maren True, and Nancy Felipe Russo Women and leadership / Jean Lau Chin Women's career development / Nancy E. Betz The team that produced the first edition of this comprehensive handbook—reviewed as the definitive reference and an extraordinary tool for research on women's psychology—updates and expands the content to include the newest and breaking research in this young field. With more than 50 percent of the content new compared to the 1993 edition, this will be of wide interest to students and scholars of women's psychology. Written by more than a dozen of the most eminent psychologists in this field, the chapters include historical developments in the study of the psychology of women, insights into women's psychology at stages from conception to senior years, gender stereotypes, and women's friendships, as well as romantic relationships. Chapters also address women's health issues from premenstrual syndrome to rape, intimate partner violence and sexual harassment. Women's work life—from achievement to career development and the integration of work and family roles—is also included. "This book is a narrative history of the 30-year struggle to outlaw slavery, starting with the founding of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1834 and extending until the abolition of slavery in the United States at the end of the Civil War." "The core of the book consists of two sections. The first documents the 20-year political struggle to restrict slavery through a succession of anti-extensionist parties, starting in 1840 with the founding of the Liberty Party, extending through the Free Soil Party (1848-54), and ending with Abraham Lincoln being elected president as a Republican on the same basic platform as the Liberty Party in 1844. The second section covers the struggle by abolitionists to use the outbreak of the Civil War as a chance to rid the country of slavery using the executive wartime powers of the presidency."--Jacket This updated and revised edition of the award-winning 1993 handbook includes historical developments, courses and international aspects, as well as chapters addressing specific topics such as leadership, career, friendship, romance, the menstrual cycle effects, health, mental health, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, and rape.

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