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The Psychology of Gender

The Psychology of Gender

by Anne E . Beall ; Robert J . Sternberg . (Editor)

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    Paperback 1995

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Synopsis

"The Psychology of Gender," in its attempt to understand all of the issues surrounding gender and gender issues, does not give preference to one specific viewpoint or approach. Instead, the chapter authors vary both in how they view gender and in how they support their view: Some address broad sweeping theories of gender, while others focus on a specific issue.The book is divided into three separate but distinctly related sections. Chapters in the first section address how gender affects our thoughts and behavior. The second section explores broad theories of why the two genders appear to be different; and finally, the third section illustrates how gender operates in biological and cultural ways. Each of these sections is steeped in both theory and data with chapters written by distinguished authorities. Together, their contributions provide a uniquely comprehensive, interdisciplinary view of the many controversial issues that surround the topic of gender.Providing a valuable framework for the study of gender, this book illuminates the social and scholarly debates that have profound implications for the way men and women perceive themselves, and how these perceptions affect their relationships at work, with their children, and with each other. It will interest clinicians and researchers, academics, and informed general readers alike. Clearly written and well integrated, it serves as text for courses in the psychology of gender and as supplementary reading for introductory courses in psychology, social psychology and sociology.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 278
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 11 May 1995
ISBN 10: 0898622832
ISBN 13: 9780898622836

Media Reviews
Comprehensive and readable...Many contributors deal extensively with the social implications of studying gender, especially with respect to gender differentials in power. For advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in psychology, sociology, and gender studies. - -Social & amp; Behavioral Sciences

Contributes importantly to a current effort at understanding gender. The authors suggest that while everyone agrees that sex is biologically determined, agreement ends there....Brings together the work of noted authorities from a variety of psychological orientations. -- Women and Language

Make[s] the point that whether our gender stereotypes are genetically influenced or are a result of limitations of our cognitive processing system, they are not immutable and we can and should be working to change our stereotypes to decrease the limitations people experience because of gender. This book is one step forward in that process, and I recommend it highly. -- Contemporary Psychology

Comprehensive and readable...Many contributors deal extensively with the social implications of studying gender, especially with respect to gender differentials in power. For advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in psychology, sociology, and gender studies. - -Social & Behavioral Sciences
Contributes importantly to a current effort at understanding gender. The authors suggest that while everyone agrees that sex is biologically determined, agreement ends there....Brings together the work of noted authorities from a variety of psychological orientations. -- Women and Language
Make[s] the point that whether our gender stereotypes are genetically influenced or are a result of limitations of our cognitive processing system, they are not immutable and we can and should be working to change our stereotypes to decrease the limitations people experience because of gender. This book is one step forward in that process, and I recommend it highly. -- Contemporary Psychology

A very welcome addition to the literature on gender. There is excellent coverage of topics as how stereotypes create self-fulfilling prophecies for the behavior of women and men, and the social cognition literature on gender schemas. Beall's chapter on the social construction of gender is particularly welcome, as is Best and Williams's review of cross-cultural research on gender ideologies. Professionals in the areas of psychology of gender, feminist psychology, and social psychology will find these chapters essential reading--they are excellent syntheses of the latest research and theorizing on the psychology of gender. --Janet Shibley Hyde, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Anne Beall and Robert Sternberg have edited an outstanding book that is distinguished by its wide diversity of viewpoints about gender and the depth of analysis of its individual chapters. Each chapter offers a distinct perspective on gender. These perspectives range from social learning and social cognitive theories to theories that give priority to the Freudian account of early childhood development or to assumptions about evolutionary pressures....By putting these divergent theoretical perspectives together in a single volume, Beall and Sternberg have produced a book that should have major impact on the development of psychological theories of gender. This book should be in the library of all psychologists and other scientists who have a serious interest in understanding gender.'' --Alice H. Eagly, Ph.D., Purdue University

This accomplished, intellectually responsible text provides a broad perspective on the latest insights into the psychology of gender. Leaving nothing out, Beall and Sternberg's book will certainly provoke thought and discussion in virtually any graduate or undergraduate classroom. I am impressed. --Susan T. Fiske, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

Makes a significant contribution to the literature on gender, and provides an interesting and insightful framework for studying and understanding the impact of gender on men and women, on their intimate relationships, and on the larger social context... could serve serve as text or supplementary reading material for graduate courses in family studies, social psychology, sociology, psychology, and women's studies. --Donaa L. Sollie, Auburn University

Current and sophisticated integration of experts in the field. --Dr. Elissa Koplik, Bloomfield College, New Jersey

Furthers the study of female and male by examining life-span events according to theoretical models drawn from psychology, social psychology, and sociology....Informative and ideally suited to assist scholarly reflection on the diverse issues associated with gender. Regardless of their previous preparation and professional backgrounds, readers will obtain greater insight about the relationship of female to male and of individual to society regarding gender. --Jeffrey T. Huber, Ph.D., in Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services

Author Bio
Anne E. Beall is a Doctoral candidate in Social Psychology at Yale University. She graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Delaware in 1988. She received her Master of Science degree from Yale in 1990, and her Master of Philosophy degree from Yale in 1991. Her research interests include love, close relationships, gender, and emotions.
Robert J. Sternberg is IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University. He was graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Yale in 1972, and received his Ph.D. at Stanford in 1975. Sternberg is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, and currently is Editor of the PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN and is President-Elect, Division 1 of the APA. He is the author of over 300 books, chapters, and articles in the field of psychology. He has received over $5 million in government and foundation grants to study intelligence and related topics, and is currently involved in several projects in the schools, including the development of a program for teaching practical and creative intelligence for schools to sixth-graders. Sternberg has won numerous awards from various organizations, including the American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, Guggenheim Foundation, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, and the National Association for Gifted Children. Sternberg is married to Alejandra Campos, and has two children, Seth (13), and Sara (12).