Encyclopedia of women and gender [electronic resource] : sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender
2012
Book
Abstract: The study of gender differences began in earnest in the 1970s and has since increased dramatically to infiltrate virtually all fields of study in the social and behavioral sciences. Along the way, it was discovered that while women very often think and behave differently than do men, industrialized societies cater to masculine perspectives. The "Psychology of Women" emerged as a field of study focusing on just those areas in which women most often butted against assumed roles. And similarly, in the 1990s, the "Psychology of Men" emerged to focus on the same issues for men. The Encyclopedia of Gender covers all three areas under one cover, discussing psychological differences in personality, cognition, and behavior, as well as biologically based differences and how those differences impact behavior. Coverage, from A (Abortion and Its Health Effects) to W (Working Environments), includes studies of these differences in applied settings such as education, business, the home, in politics, sports competition, etc.
Main title:
Encyclopedia of women and gender [electronic resource] : sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender / editor-in-chief, Judith Worell.
Imprint:
San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, 2001 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)
Collation:
1 online resource (111 entries) : 25 images, digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical referenceses.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 2 v. (xvii, 1256 p.) : ill.
Contents:
A-W.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781849723107 (online)0122272455 (set)0122272463 (v 1)0122272471 (v 2)
LC class:
HQ1115
Language:
English
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BRN:
502641
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