ISBN:
9780122272455
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (631 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version Encyclopedia of Women and Gender : Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender : Two-Volume Set
DDC:
305.3
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The study of gender differences began in earnest in the 1970s and has since increased dramatically to infiltrate virtually all fields of study in the social and behavioral sciences. Along the way, it was discovered that while women very often think and behave differently than do men, industrialized societies cater to masculine perspectives. The "Psychology of Women" emerged as a field of study focusing on just those areas in which women most often butted against assumed roles. And similarly, in the 1990s, the "Psychology of Men" emerged to focus on the same issues for men.The Encyclopedia of G
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Encyclopedia of Women and Gender; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Editor-in-Chief and Executive Advisory Board; How to Use the Encyclopedia; Part: L; Chapter 1. Leadership; Chapter 2. Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals in Relationships; Chapter 3. Life Satisfaction; Part: M; Chapter 1. Marriage: Still "His" and "Hers"?; Chapter 2. Media Influences; Chapter 3. Media Stereotypes; Chapter 4. Media Violence; Chapter 5. Men and Masculinity; Chapter 6. Menopause; Chapter 7. Menstruation; Chapter 8. Mentoring and Feminist Mentoring; Chapter 9. Methods for Studying Gender
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 10. Midlife TransitionsChapter 11. Military Women; Chapter 12. Motherhood: Its Changing Face; Part: P; Chapter 1. Parenting; Chapter 2. Play Patterns and Gender; Chapter 3. Political Behavior; Chapter 4. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Chapter 5. Poverty and Women in the United States; Chapter 6. Power: Social and Interpersonal Aspects; Chapter 7. Pregnancy; Chapter 8. Prejudice; Chapter 9. Prostitution: The Business of Sexual Exploitation; Part: R; Chapter 1. Rape; Chapter 2. Recovered Memories; Chapter 3. Reproductive Technologies; Part: S; Chapter 1. Safer Sex Behaviors
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 2. Self-EsteemChapter 3. Self-Fulfilling Prophesies; Chapter 4. Sex between Therapists and Clients; Chapter 5. Sex Difference Research: Cognitive Abilities; Chapter 6. Sex-Related Difference Research: Personality; Chapter 7. Sex Segregation in Education; Chapter 8. Sexual Harassment; Chapter 9. Sexuality and Sexual Desire; Chapter 10. Sexuality Education: What Is It, Who Gets It, and Does It Work?; Chapter 11. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Their Consequences; Chapter 12. Social Constructionist Theory; Chapter 13. Social Identity
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 14. Social Role Theory of Sex Differences and SimilaritiesChapter 15. Social Support; Chapter 16. Sport and Athletics; Chapter 17. Stress and Coping; Chapter 18. Substance Abuse; Part: T; Chapter 1. Test Bias; Chapter 2. Torture; Chapter 3. Trauma across Diverse Settings; Part: W; Chapter 1. Women in Nontraditional Work Fields; Chapter 2. Work-Family Balance; Chapter 3. Working Environments; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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