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Half the human experience : the psychology of women

Author
Hyde, Janet Shibley.
Title
Half the human experience : the psychology of women / Janet Shibley Hyde.
Format
Book
Edition
7th ed.
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2007.
Description
xiv, 593 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
URL
<Table of contents only> http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0702/2006923841.html+
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-567) and index.
Contents
  • Why study the psychology of women?
  • Theoretical perspectives
  • Gender stereotypes and gender differences
  • Women of color
  • Gender and language
  • From infancy to old age : development across the lifespan
  • Abilities, achievement, and motivation
  • Women and work
  • Biological influences on women's behavior
  • Psychology and women's health issues
  • Female sexuality
  • Lesbian and bisexual women
  • The victimization of women
  • Women and mental health issues
  • Psychology of men
  • Retrospect and prospect
Kinsey subjects
Women psychology. Gender role identification.
ISBN
9780618751471 0618751475

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
160.42 H93 h2 2007
Location
Auxiliary Library Facility - Kinsey Institute