Psychology of Women: A Handbook of Issues and Theories

807 Pages·2007·14.218 MB·English

by  Florence L. Denmark, Michele A. Paludi

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Psychology of Women:
A Handbook of Issues
and Theories
Second Edition
Edited by Florence L. Denmark
and Michele A. Paludi
Foreword by Bernice Lott
Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Denmark,Florence.
Psychology ofwomen: Ahandbookofissues andtheories /
Florence L.Denmark andMichele A.Paludi. —2nded.
p. cm.—(Women’sPsychology, ISSN 1931-0021)
Includes bibliographical referencesand index.
ISBN 978-0-275-99162-3(alk. paper)
1.Women—Psychology.2.Feministpsychology.I.Paludi,MicheleAntoinette.
II.Title.
HQ1206.P747 2008
155.6033—dc22 2007028011
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Copyright(cid:2)C 2008byFlorence L. Denmarkand MicheleA. Paludi
Allrights reserved.Noportion ofthis bookmaybe
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Library ofCongressCatalog Card Number:2007028011
ISBN:978-0-275-99162-3
ISSN:1931-0021
Firstpublished in2008
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In memory of the first generation of women psychologists,
we dedicate this handbook to future scholars in the
psychology of women.

Contents
ListofIllustrations xi
Foreword BerniceLott xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction FlorenceL.DenmarkandMicheleA.Paludi xix
PartI:Foundations
Chapter1: HistoricalDevelopmentofthePsychologyofWomen
FlorenceL.Denmark,MariaKlara,ErikaBaron,andLinda
Cambareri-Fernandez 3
Chapter2: WomenofColor:Perspectiveson‘‘MultipleIdentities’’
inPsychologicalTheory,Research,andPractice
JuneChisholmandBeverlyGreene 40
Chapter3: InternationalAspectsoftheDevelopmentofthe
PsychologyofWomenandGender
MarilynP.SafirandKareenHill 70
PartII:ResearchandTeachinginthePsychologyofWomen
Chapter4: FeministPerspectivesonResearchMethods
JeriSechzerandVitaCarulliRabinowitz 93
Chapter5: Meta-AnalysisinthePsychologyofWomen
JanetShibleyHydeandShellyGrabe 142
Chapter6: CoursesinthePsychologyofWomen:Catalysts
forChange
MicheleA.Paludi,LindaDillon,TinaStern,
JenniferMartin,DarleneDeFour,andChristaWhite 174
viii Contents
PartIII:Women’sSocialandPersonalityDevelopment
Chapter7: GenderStereotypes
MaryE.Kite,KayDeaux,andElizabethL.Haines 205
Chapter8: GirlstoWomen:DevelopmentalTheory,Research,
andIssues
PamelaTrotmanReid,ShaunaM.Cooper,
andKiraHudsonBanks 237
Chapter9: WomenintheMiddleandLaterYears
ClaireEtaugh 271
Chapter10: TheoriesofFemalePersonality
PhyllisA.Katz 303
Chapter11: Women’sFriendshipsandRomanticRelationships
DonnaCastan~edaandAlysonL.Burns-Glover 332
PartIV:Women’sBodiesandTheirMinds
Chapter12: Women’sHealth:BiologicalandSocialSystems
CherylBrownTravisandAndreaL.Meltzer 353
Chapter13: TheMenstrualCycleinaBiopsychosocialContext
JoanC.Chrisler 400
Chapter14: WomenandMentalHealth
NancyFelipeRussoandJessicaTartaro 440
Chapter15: DiverseWomen’sSexualities
RuthE.FassingerandJulieR.Arseneau 484
PartV:VictimizationofWomen
Chapter16: UnderstandingandPreventingRape
CourtneyE.Ahrens,KarolDean,PatriciaD.Rozee,
andMichelleMcKenzie 509
Chapter17: IntimatePartnerViolence:PerspectivesonResearch
andIntervention
MaureenC.McHugh,NicoleLivingston,
andIreneH.Frieze 555
Chapter18: ViolenceagainstWomen:InternationalWorkplace
SexualHarassmentandDomesticViolence
JanetSigalandVidalAnnanJr. 590
PartVI:AchievementMotivation,CareerDevelopment,andWork
Chapter19: WomenandAchievement
MarthaMednickandVeronicaThomas 625
Contents ix
Chapter20: WorkandFamilyRoles:SelectedIssues
JuliaR.Steinberg,MarenTrue,
andNancyFelipeRusso 652
Chapter21: WomenandLeadership
JeanLauChin 701
Chapter22: Women’sCareerDevelopment
NancyE.Betz 717
Index 753
AbouttheEditorsandContributors 773