The Psychology of Gender - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593852444 ISBN 13: 9781593852443

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 2005

Synopsis

To what extent does gender influence our behavior, thoughts, and feelings? How do "nature" and "nurture" interact to shape our identities as female or male? And what are the effects of gender on the ways we are perceived and treated by others? The second edition of this important text and reference confronts the central questions pertaining to gender differences and similarities across the lifespan. Rather than focusing on a particular viewpoint, the volume is carefully designed to foster comparison among different lines of psychological research and provide a broad survey of cutting-edge work in the field.

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Alice H. Eagly, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and faculty fellow in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. Dr. Eagly is particularly known for her research on the psychology of gender and the psychology of attitudes. She has received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Donald Campbell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Social Psychology from the Society for Social and Personality Psychology.

Anne E. Beall, PhD, is President of Beall Research and Training, a firm that applies principles and findings from psychology to the business world. Dr. Beall conducts training seminars on gender, nonverbal communication, persuasion, sales, and detecting deception. She also conducts marketing research on a variety of strategic business issues. She has held positions at The Boston Consulting Group and National Analysts, and has written book chapters and articles about emotional expression, consumer psychology, and marketing.

Robert J. Sternberg, PhD, is IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University. He has published over 950 books, articles, and book chapters, and was the 2003 President of the American Psychological Association.

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CONTENTS 1. Introduction, Alice H. Eagly and Robert J. Sternberg 2. Androgen, Estrogen, and Gender: Contributions of the Early Hormone Environment to Gender-Related Behavior, Melissa Hines 3. The Psychobiology of Gender: Cognitive Effects of Reproductive Hormones in the Adult Nervous System, Elizabeth Hampson and Scott D. Moffat 4. Sex Roles as Adaptations: An Evolutionary Perspective on Gender Differences and Similarities, Douglas T. Kenrick, Melanie R. Trost, and Jill M. Sundie 5. Social Cognitive Theory of Gender Development and Functioning, Kay Bussey and Albert Bandura 6. Gender Socialization: A Parent x Child Model, Eva M. Pomerantz, Florrie Fei-Yin Ng, and Qian Wang 7. Psychoanalytic Theories of Gender, Leslie C. Bell 8. Gender Differences in Relational and Collective Interdependence: Implications for Self-Views, Social Behavior, and Subjective Well-Being, Wendi L. Gardner and Shira Gabriel 9. On the Construction of Gender, Sex, and Sexuality, Jeanne Maracek, Mary Crawford, and Danielle Popp 10. Gender as Status: An Expectations States Theory Approach, Cecilia L. Ridgeway and Chris Bourg 11. The Bases of Gendered Power, Felicia Pratto and Angela Walker 12. Social Role Theory of Sex Differences and Similarities: Implications for the Partner Preferences of Women and Men, Alice H. Eagly, Wendy Wood, and Mary Johannesen-Schmidt 13. Cultural Diversity and Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Deborah L. Best and Jennifer J. Thomas 14. Sex Changes: A Current Perspective on the Psychology of Gender, Marianne LaFrance, Elizabeth Levy Paluck, and Victoria Brescoll Index

About this edition

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1593852444
• ISBN 13: 9781593852443
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 358
• Editor: Eagly Alice H., Beall Anne E., Sternberg Robert J.