The Psychology of Women and Gender 8th Edition Margaret W. Matlin

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• ISBN 13: 9798214351537
• Author: Margaret Matlin

Examine the psychology behind women and gender with the engaging narrative and latest research in Matlin/Foushee’s best-selling THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AND GENDER, 8E. This well-written comprehensive introduction is known for its balanced scholarship, readability and inclusion of intersectional and LGBTQIA perspectives. The authors demonstrate a genuine interest in and understanding of you, the reader. This edition’s captivating presentation uses direct quotes and empirical research from multiple academic disciplines to accurately depict today’s gendered experiences. Updates incorporate research from 2020 or later as this edition examines topics that are central to women’s lives but are often not addressed by other authors. Complete chapters discuss childhood, adolescence, aging, love relationships, motherhood, physical and mental health. Material also explores economic issues, social class, ethnic and gender diversity, pregnancy and retirement for women.

Table contents:

Part 1. Introduction

1-1. Central Concepts in the Psychology of Women and Gender

1-2. A Brief History of the Psychology of Women and Gender

1-3. Women and Ethnicity

1-4. Potential Problems and Biases in Current Research

1-5. About This Textbook

Part 2. Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases

2-1. Biased Representations of Women and Men

2-2. People’s Beliefs about Women and Men

2-3. The Personal Consequences of Gender Stereotypes

Part 3. Infancy and Childhood

3-1. Background on Gender Development

3-2. Factors That Shape Gender Typing

3-3. Children’s Knowledge About Gender

Part 4. Adolescence

4-1. Puberty and Menstruation

4-2. Self-Concept and Identity During Adolescence

4-3. Education and Career Planning

4-4. Interpersonal Relationships During Adolescence

Part 5. Gender Comparisons in Cognitive Abilities and Attitudes about Achievements

5-1. Background on Gender Comparisons

5-2. Cognitive Abilities

5-3. Attitudes about Achievement

Part 6. Gender Comparisons in Social and Personality Characteristics

6-1. Communication Patterns

6-2. Characteristics Related to Helping and Caring

6-3. Characteristics Related to Aggression and Power

Part 7. Gender and Work

7-1. Background Factors Related to Women’s Employment

7-2. Discrimination in the Workplace

7-3. Women’s Experiences in Selected Occupations

7-4. Coordinating Employment with Personal Life

Part 8. Love Relationships

8-1. Dating and Heterosexual Relationships

8-2. Marriage and Divorce

8-3. Lesbian and Bisexual Women

8-4. Single Women

Part 9. Sexuality

9-1. Background on Women’s Sexuality

9-2. Attitudes and Knowledge About Sexuality

9-3. Sexual Behavior and Sexual Disorders

9-4. Birth Control, Abortion, and Other Alternatives

Part 10. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood

10-1. Pregnancy

10-2. Childbirth

10-3. Motherhood

Part 11. Gender and Physical Health

11-1. Health Care and Health Status of Women and LGBTQ+ People

11-2. Women with Disabilities

11-3. AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

11-4. Gender and Substance Use

Part 12. Gender and Mental Health

12-1. Depression

12-2. Body Weight and Eating Disorders

12-3. Treating Psychological Disorders

Part 13. Gender and Victimization

13-1. Sexual Harassment

13-2. Sexual Assault and Rape

13-3. The Abuse of Women

Part 14. Women and Older Adulthood

14-1. Attitudes Toward Older Women

14-2. Older Women, Retirement, and Financial Issues

14-3. Menopause

14-4. Social Relationships in Older Women’s Lives

Part 15. Moving Onward…

15-1. The Future of the Discipline of the Psychology of Women and Gender

15-2. Women of Color and the Feminist Movement

15-3. The Men’s Movement

15-4. Current Trends in Feminism

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