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Women's Lives de Claire Etaugh

Women's Lives

Autor Claire Etaugh, Judith S. Bridges
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 ian 2009
Women’s Lives: A Psychological Exploration, 2/e draws on a wealth of the literature to present a rich range of experiences and issues of relevance to girls and women.
 
This revised text offers the unique combination of a chronological approach to gender that is embedded within topical chapters. Cutting-edge and comprehensive, each chapter integrates current material on women differing in age, ethnicity, social class, nationality, sexual orientation and ableness. An empirical focus is enlivened by engaging writing, student activities, and critical thinking exercises.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780205594184
ISBN-10: 0205594182
Pagini: 624
Dimensiuni: 178 x 235 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Ediția:2Nouă
Editura: ALLYN & BACON
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

Cuprins

Chapter 1:  Introduction to the Psychology of Women: History and Research
Chapter 2:  Cultural Representation of Gender
Chapter 3:  Gender Self-Concept: Developmental Processes and Individual Differences
Chapter 4:  Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
Chapter 5:  Gender Comparisons: Social Behavior, Personality, Communication, and Cognition
Chapter 6:  Sexuality
Chapter 7:  Reproductive System and Childbearing
Chapter 8:  Relationships
Chapter 9:  Education and Achievement
Chapter 10:  Employment
Chapter 11:  Balancing Family and Work
Chapter 12:  Physical Health
Chapter 13:  Mental Health
Chapter 14:  Violence Against Girls and Women
Chapter 15:  A Feminist Future: Goals, Actions, and Attitudes
 

Notă biografică

Claire A. Etaugh received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Minnesota.  She is Professor of Psychology at Bradley University where she has taught Psychology of Women courses since 1979.  A Fellow of the Society for the Psychology of Women and Developmental Psychology divisions of the American Psychological Association, she has published over 100 articles in such journals as the Psychology of Women Quarterly, Sex Roles, Child Development, and Developmental Psychology.  She is the co-author of The World of Children, Psychology of Women:  A Lifespan Perspective, and Women’s Lives:  A Topical Approach.  She has been a contributing editor for the Psychology of Women Quarterly and Sex Roles.
 
Judith S. Bridges earned her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of North Carolina.  She is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Connecticut, where she taught the Psychology of Women course for 20 years.  Her research, which has focused on a variety of issued related to women and gender, has been published in the Psychology of Women Quarterly and Sex Roles.

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Caracteristici

Gain a full understanding of the Psychology of Women.
  • The ONLY Psychology of Women textbook that embeds a chronological approach within each topical chapter. 
  • Explore Other Cultures boxes provide students with an understanding of the role of cultural, social, and economic factors in shaping women’s lives around the world.
  • Get Involved boxes provide students with active participation in the research process, and stimulate critical thinking.
  • Learn About the Research sections expose students to a variety of research methods and highlight the importance of diversity in research samples by including studies of underrepresented populations.
  • Coverage of the lives of women in the middle and later years is far more extensive than in any other textbook in the field, and is integrated into each chapter.
  • Extensive use of vignettes and quotes from women help students personally connect with the material.
Current, up-to-date resources
  • Coverage reflects current scientific and social developments of the new millennium, including over 2,700 current references, from 2000 to the present.
Pedagogical Resources
  • An expanded list of Web sites and current books at the end of each chapter provides students with resources for additional study and research.
 

Caracteristici noi

  • The section on adolescence contains new data on the “menstrual suppression” debate, factors affecting “loss of voice” in adolescence, and the sexualization of young girls.
  • New material in the chapter on education includes expanded coverage of factors related to girls’ and women’s math and science performance, new research on stereotype threat, and the thought-provoking debate on the alleged “boy crisis” in education.
  • The sexuality chapter includes new findings on the fluidity of female sexual orientation and updated information on same-sex marriages and civil unions in the U.S. and abroad.
  • The much-admired chapter on Balancing Work and Family (Chapter 11) is expanded and includes new coverage of the controversy concerning whether professional women are “opting out” of the labor force to stay home with their children.
  • The health chapters contain updated and expanded coverage of ethnicity, poverty and healthcare, the global AIDS epidemic, the debate surrounding the new vaccine against the human papillomavirus, and new material on eating disorders across the lifespan.
  • Expanded coverage of violence against women includes updated information on the horrors of human trafficking, women in war zones, and honor killings.