Gender and Psychology

This book provides a balanced overview of existing gender research in psychology. Adopting a multiple perspective approach, the book introduces the reader to the main theoretical standpoints and debates and goes on to discuss such major issues as emotion, cognition, identity, and masculinity. The authors then look at such developmental, social, and health issues as socialization, education, sexuality, old age, family, parenthood, employment, psychological well-being, health and...
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This book provides a balanced overview of existing gender research in psychology. Adopting a multiple perspective approach, the book introduces the reader to the main theoretical standpoints and debates and goes on to discuss such major issues as emotion, cognition, identity, and masculinity. The authors then look at such developmental, social, and health issues as socialization, education, sexuality, old age, family, parenthood, employment, psychological well-being, health and illness, exercise, reproduction, and violence.