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Gender : psychological perspectives / Linda Brannon.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2025.Edition: 8th editionDescription: xvii, 529 p. : Illustrationen ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781032771038
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: GenderDDC classification:
  • 155.3 23/eng/20240226 BRA
Contents:
The study of gender -- Researching sex and gender -- Gender stereotypes: masculinity and femininity -- Hormones and chromosomes -- Theories of gender development -- Developing gender identity -- Intelligence and cognitive abilities -- Emotion -- Relationships -- Sexuality -- School -- Careers and work -- Health and fitness -- Stress, coping, and psychopathology -- Treatment for mental disorders -- How different?
Summary: "This fully updated and revised 8th edition examines the behavioral, biological, and social context in which people express gendered behaviors, utilizing the latest research to help students think critically about research findings and stereotypes, and provoking them to examine and revise their own preconceptions. Intended for undergraduate or graduate courses on the psychology of gender, psychology of sex, gender issues, women in society, and women's or men's studies, this book is also applicable to sociology and anthropology courses on diversity"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The study of gender -- Researching sex and gender -- Gender stereotypes: masculinity and femininity -- Hormones and chromosomes -- Theories of gender development -- Developing gender identity -- Intelligence and cognitive abilities -- Emotion -- Relationships -- Sexuality -- School -- Careers and work -- Health and fitness -- Stress, coping, and psychopathology -- Treatment for mental disorders -- How different?

"This fully updated and revised 8th edition examines the behavioral, biological, and social context in which people express gendered behaviors, utilizing the latest research to help students think critically about research findings and stereotypes, and provoking them to examine and revise their own preconceptions. Intended for undergraduate or graduate courses on the psychology of gender, psychology of sex, gender issues, women in society, and women's or men's studies, this book is also applicable to sociology and anthropology courses on diversity"--

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