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Myths, Theories, and Research | |
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Masculinity and Femininity: Myths and Stereotypes | |
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Sex Stereotypes | |
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Sex or Gender: More Than a Question of Terminology? “Sugar and Spice” or “Snips and Snails”: The Content of Gender Stereotypes | |
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Beyond Personality Traits: The Many Faces of Gender Stereotypes | |
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Different and Unequal? The Evaluative Aspects of Gender Stereotypes | |
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Gender and Other Stereotypes: Race/Ethnicity, Class, Age, Appearance, Sexual Orientation, Disability | |
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The Process of Stereotyping | |
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How Gender Stereotypes and Prejudice Affect Us | |
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Gender Stereotypes and the Research Process | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Theoretical Perspectives on Sex and Gender | |
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Early Theories About Sex and Gender | |
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Psychoanalytic/Identification Theories | |
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Social Structure/Cultural Theories of Gender | |
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Evolutionary Theories of Gender | |
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Biosocial Model | |
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Social Learning Theory/Social Cognitive Theory | |
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Cognitive Theories | |
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Social Interaction Process Theories | |
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Perspectives on Difference | |
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Summary | |
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Researching Sex and Gender: Exploring the Whys and Hows | |
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Asking Questions About Gender: Science and the Search for Truth | |
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What Differences and Similarities Exist: Methods for Comparing the Sexes | |
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Why Gender Differences Exist: Nature, Nurture, and the Interactionist Position | |
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Biases and Pitfalls: Problems Encountered in the Study of Sex and Gender | |
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Science and Androcentrism | |
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A Transformational Psychology of Gender? | |
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Summary | |
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Behavior & Experience: Female-Male Similiarities and Differences | |
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Worlds Apart? Gender Differences in Social Behavior and Experience | |
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Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Gender Differences in Context | |
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Gender Differences in Social Behavior: A Sampling of Current Findings | |
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What Happened to the Differences? | |
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Summary | |
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Biology and Environment: The Process of Becoming Female or Male | |
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The Biological Process of Sexual Differentiation | |
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Do Physical Sex Differences Have Implications for Behavior? | |
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Gender-Roles: Variations in Normal Development | |
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Gender Identity | |
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Sexual Orientation | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Perceptual and Cognitive Abilities: Gender Similarities and Differences | |
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The Greater Male Variability Hypothesis | |
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Gender Differences in Intellectual Performance | |
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Explaining the Differences | |
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Summary | |
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Sexual Lives and Orientations | |
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The Double Standard | |
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The Physiology of Sexual Response | |
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Sexual Activity | |
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Explaining Gender Differences in Sexuality | |
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Sexual Orientation | |
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Sexuality and Power: Erotica, Pornography, and Coercive Sexuality | |
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Summary | |
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Hormonal and Reproductive Connections | |
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The Menstrual Cycle | |
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Hormones and the Male Experience | |
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Pregnancy and Childbirth | |
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Menopause | |
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Summary | |
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Mental and Physical Health: Stress, Change, and Adaptations | |
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Vulnerability and Strength | |
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Gender and Physical Health | |
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Women, Men, and Mental Illness | |
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Gender and Mental Health | |
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Summary | |
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Sex and Gender in Social Relationships | |
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Sex and Gender and Childhood: Constructing Gender | |
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“Getting the Word”: Sources of Early Gender Learning | |
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Constructing an Identity: The Relational and Individual Self | |
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Friendship | |
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Achievement | |
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Summary | |
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Family and Friends: Attachment, Intimacy, and Power | |
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Close Relationships in Adulthood | |
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Marriage: The Intimate Economic Partnership | |
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Women and Men as Parents | |
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Summary | |
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Economic and Political Life: Power, Status, and Achievement | |
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Where We Are Now: A Shortage of Women at the Top | |
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Motivation: The Driving Force? | |
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Defining Achievement and Power | |
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Access to Resources | |
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Resources, Strategies, and Political Power Power in Organizations and Institutions | |
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Maintaining the Status Quo: How Hierarchies Perpetuate Themselves | |
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Summary | |
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Issues in the Workplace | |
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Division of Labor by Sex | |
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Sex Discrimination | |
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Two Spheres in Contact: The Interaction of Family and Employment Issues | |
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Work, Sexuality, and Power | |
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Summary | |
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Justice, Equity, and Social Change | |
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Gender and Conceptions of Justice | |
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Gender and the Law | |
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Social Change: Justice for All? | |
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Summary | |
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Epilogue | |
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The Ties That Bind: | |
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The Future of Sex and Gender | |
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Glossary | |
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References | |
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Author Index I-1 Subject Index I-15 Credits C-1 | |