9780072826746

This is a comprehensive introduction to sex and gender theories, research, and issues, focusing on social psychological and feminist perspectives. The book examines the similarities and differences between women and men, discusses where that knowledge comes from, and explains how that knowledge may itself be shaped and limited by cultural perceptions. This new edition has been thoroughly revised with up-to-date research citations for all chapters and more current examples.

PART I. MYTHS, THEORIES, AND RESEARCH
1. Masculinity & Femininity: Myths & Stereotypes
2. Theoretical Perspectives on Sex & Gender
3. Researching Sex & Gender: Exploring the Whys & Hows
PART II. BEHAVIOR & EXPERIENCE: FEMALE—MALE SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES
4. World’s Apart? Gender Differences in Social Behavior & Experience
5. Biology & Environment: The Process of Becoming Female or Male
6. Perceptual & Cognitive Abilities: Gender Similarities & Differences
7. Sexual Lives & Orientations
8. Hormonal & Reproductive Connections
9. Mental & Physical Health: Stress, Change, & Adaptations
PART III. SEX & GENDER IN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
10. Sex & Gender & Childhood: Constructing Gender
11. Family & Friends: Attachment, Intimacy, & Power
12. Economic & Political Life: Power, Status, & Achievement
13. Issues in the Workplace
14. Justice, Equity, & Social Change
Epilogue: The Ties That Bind: The Future of Sex & Gender

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Sex and Gender

Sex and Gender

0072826746

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Table of Contents

1. Masculinity & Femininity: Myths & Stereotypes

2. Theoretical Perspectives on Sex & Gender

3. Researching Sex & Gender: Exploring the Whys & Hows

PART II. BEHAVIOR & EXPERIENCE: FEMALE—MALE SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES

4. World’s Apart? Gender Differences in Social Behavior & Experience

5. Biology & Environment: The Process of Becoming Female or Male

6. Perceptual & Cognitive Abilities: Gender Similarities & Differences

7. Sexual Lives & Orientations

8. Hormonal & Reproductive Connections

9. Mental & Physical Health: Stress, Change, & Adaptations

PART III. SEX & GENDER IN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

10. Sex & Gender & Childhood: Constructing Gender

11. Family & Friends: Attachment, Intimacy, & Power

12. Economic & Political Life: Power, Status, & Achievement

13. Issues in the Workplace

14. Justice, Equity, & Social Change

Epilogue: The Ties That Bind: The Future of Sex & Gender

Supplemental Materials