TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lips,Hilary M.
TI  - A new psychology of women: gender, culture, and ethnicity 
SN  - 0072997850
AV  - HQ1206 .L549 2006
U1  - 305.42 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Boston
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Women
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
KW  - Identity
KW  - Health and hygiene
KW  - Sex role
KW  - Sexism
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -