Women, Gender, and Social Psychology

by Virginia E. O'Leary (Editor), Rhoda K. Unger (Editor), Barbara S. Wallston (Editor)

Overview

First published in 1985. This volume contains ten short pieces focusing on methodological issues, definitional problems, and new questions-both empirical and theoretical-that had been inspired by the social psychological study of women in the last decade. The material submitted was rich and varied, and offered an exciting' 'new look at the current and potential contribution of the study of sex and gender to social psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780898594478
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/1985
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

VIRGINIA E. O'LEARY American Psychological Association, RHODA KESLER UNGER Montclair State College, BARBARA STRUDLER WALLSTON George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Table of Contents

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, INTRODUCTION, 1. INTEGRATING THE FEMINIST CRITIQUE AND THE CRISIS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: ANOTHER LOOK AT RESEARCH METHODS, 2. IMAGES OF MASCULINITY AND FEMININITY: A RECONCEPTUALIZATION, 3. SEX-DETERMINED ATTRIBUTIONS, 4. ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND SEX ROLES, 5. FROM THEORIES OF EQUITY TO THEORIES OF JUSTICE: THE LIBERATING CONSEQUENCES OF STUDYING WOMEN, 6. THE HELPFUL BUT HELPLESS FEMALE: MYTH OR REALITY?, 7. ADDING GENDER TO AGGRESSION RESEARCH: INCREMENTAL OR REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE?, 8. GENDER AND INFLUENCEABILITY: STEREOTYPE VERSUS BEHAVIOR, 9. WOMEN AND MEN IN LOVE: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CLOSE HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS, 10. SEX, GENDER, AND GROUPS: SELECTED ISSUES, EPILOGUE: TOWARD A SYNTHESIS OF WOMEN, GENDER, AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, AUTHOR INDEX, SUBJECT INDEX

Editorial Reviews

"This book thoughtfully summarizes much of a previous decade's explosion of research on how, why, and under what circumstances men and women behave differently and the same."
—Contemporary Psychology

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