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A new psychology of women : gender, culture, and ethnicity / Hilary M. Lips.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Edition: Third editionDescription: xxiii, 520 pages, 80 variously numbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0072997850
  • 9780072997859
  • 0073197858
  • 9780073197852
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.42 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1206 .L549 2006
Contents:
Why a global, multicultural psychology of women -- Female-male comparisons, the meaning and significance of difference -- Growing up female, the female body and its meanings -- Growing up female II, expectations, images, and identities -- Getting the message, self-confidence, assertiveness, and entitlement -- Connections, communicating with and relating to others -- Family and intimate relationships -- Women's work -- Physical health, illness, and healing -- Mental health, illness and therapy -- Myths and scripts for women growing older -- Sexualities -- Violence against women, a worldwide problem -- Leadership, power, and social change -- Glossary.
Summary: "Counter This text begins with the premise that everything we think we know about human beings is shaped and limited by our own culture and experience. Its aim is to show students how gender-related expectations interact with other cultural assumptions and stereotypes, as well as with social and economic conditions, to affect women’s experiences and behavior. The text also describes the ways in which women’s lives differ between cultures. Featuring more coverage of diversity within the U.S. culture"--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why a global, multicultural psychology of women -- Female-male comparisons, the meaning and significance of difference -- Growing up female, the female body and its meanings -- Growing up female II, expectations, images, and identities -- Getting the message, self-confidence, assertiveness, and entitlement -- Connections, communicating with and relating to others -- Family and intimate relationships -- Women's work -- Physical health, illness, and healing -- Mental health, illness and therapy -- Myths and scripts for women growing older -- Sexualities -- Violence against women, a worldwide problem -- Leadership, power, and social change -- Glossary.

"Counter This text begins with the premise that everything we think we know about human beings is shaped and limited by our own culture and experience. Its aim is to show students how gender-related expectations interact with other cultural assumptions and stereotypes, as well as with social and economic conditions, to affect women’s experiences and behavior. The text also describes the ways in which women’s lives differ between cultures. Featuring more coverage of diversity within the U.S. culture"--Publisher description.

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