[内容简介]
This is the first psychology of women textbook to present an in-depth introduction to the diversity of women in cross-cultural perspective. Using a narrative approach, the text describes the ways in which cultures, including American culture, shape womenFs experiences. The text focuses on the diversity and the commonality of womenFs experiences through research carried out by scholars outside the United States, or outside the mainstream within the United States.
[Table of Contents]
Chapter 1: Why a Global, Multicultural Psychology of Women
Chapter 2: Female-Male Comparisons: The Meaning and Significance of Difference
Chapter 3: Growing up Female: The Female Body and its Meanings
Chapter 4: Growing up Female II: Expectations, Images, and Identities
Chapter 5: Getting the Message: Self-Confidence, Assertiveness, and Entitlement
Chapter 6: Connections: Communicating with and Relating to Others
Chapter 7: Family and Intimate Relationships
Chapter 8: Women’s Work
Chapter 9: Physical Health, Illness, and Healing
Chapter 10: Mental Health, Illness, and Therapy
Chapter 11: Myths and Scripts for Women Growing Older
Chapter 12: Sexualities
Chapter 13: Violence Against Women: A Worldwide Problem
Chapter 14: Leadership, Power, and Social Change