Gender Issues in Contemporary Society

by Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology (1992); Costanzo, Mark; Oskamp, Stuart

• ISBN13: 9780803952294
• ISBN10: 0803952295
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-05-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

During the past two decades, the study of how gender influences social life has moved from the outskirts to the centre of psychology. Some of psychology's most cherished assumptions have been challenged and feminist scholars proposed alternative views of human development, research methods, cognitive functioning, family life and communication. These challenges have invigorated many areas of psychology.Distinctive in its emphasis on applied issues that have practical importance in the lives of women and men, this volume presents current knowledge about key gender issues and sheds light on problems and controversies. Specific issues explored include: gender differences in emotion; desire for control; attitudes towards leader

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Gender Issues	vii
Stuart Oskamp
Mark Costanzo
PART I: The Study of Gender in Context
Women, Men, and Society: Plus Ca Change, Plus C'est la Meme Chose	3	(16)
Janet T. Spence
A Feminist Perspective on Research Methodology: Some Metatheoretical Issues, Contrasts, and Choices	19	(22)
Joseph E. McGrath
Janicer R. Kelly
Jean E. Rhodes
PART II: Socialization and Development
Early Gender Development	41	(18)
Carol Nagy Jacklin
Laura A. Baker
Parents and Gender-Role Socialization During the Middle Childhood and Adolescent Years	59	(26)
Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Janis E. Jacobs
Rena D. harold
Kwang Suk Yoon
Amy Arbreton
Carol Freedman-Doan
Masculinity Ideology and Its Correlates	85	(28)
Joseph H. Pleck
Freya Lund Sonenstein
Leighton C. Ku
PART III: Home Life and Work Life
Gender Differences in Marital Conflict: The Demand/Withdraw Interaction Pattern	113	(30)
Andrew Christensen
Christopher L. Heavey
Women and Men at Home and at Work: Realities and Illusions	143	(30)
Faye J. Crosby
Karen L. Jaskar
What's So Special About Sex? Gender Stereotyping and Discrimination	173	(24)
Susan T. Fiske
Laura E. Stevens
Responses to Sexual Harassment	197	(20)
Barbara A. Gutek
Author Index	217	(8)
Subject Index	225	(4)
About the Contributors	229