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• Balanced coverage of gender with attention to and critical analysis of both men's and women's issues.

• “Gendered Voices” sections allow students to read narratives from real people, balancing the books strong research base with personal narratives.

• “Headlines” sections from newspapers, journals, and magazines expose students to the bias that can be found in the media and encourages readers to think critically about the material that they read. Ten are new to this edition.

• “Summary” sections at the end of the chapter provide a detailed tool for student reflection and prepare them for the material they are about to learn.

• “According to the Media” boxes examine how gender is portrayed in various forms of media.

• “According to the Research” boxes present an opportunity for the student to reflect on the material in a more unbiased, factual manner.

• “Considering Diversity” sections focus on the growing field of diversity within gender studies. Each chapter provides some context for a closer examination of a cross-cultural topic.

New To This Edition

• Streamlined presentation of theories of gender development.

• New chapter on the process and influences on developing gender identity (Ch. 6).

• Chapter 5, “Theories of Gender,” is now devoted to theories of gender development, including psychodynamic and social theories.

• More than 500 new references.

Table of Contents

Each chapter concludes with “Considering Diversity,” “Chapter Summary,” “Glossary,” and “Suggested Readings.”

1. The Study of Gender.

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• Gender: Psychological Perspectives, 6/E
  Brannon
  ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 560 pp  |  Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205001653  |  ISBN-13: 9780205001651
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  Presents research about gender and helps students think critically about the differences between research findings and gender stereotypes.

   

  This text examines the biology and social context in which women and men express gendered behaviors. Defining gender as the behaviors and attitudes that relate to (but are not entirely congruent with) biological sex, the book focuses on research and scholarship to provide the material for a critical review and an overall picture of gender from a psychological perspective. To highlight how research findings can relate to people’s lives, the book supplements the review of scholarly research with personal, narrative accounts of gender-relevant aspects of people's lives.  To emphasize the cross-cultural perspective of gender, the book including a section on diversity in most chapters but also weaves diversity issues throughout the text. The personal narrative and diversity highlights help to balance the research-based scholarship with the personal experience of gender.

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Gender: Psychological Perspectives examines the research and theory from psychology and related fields in order to evaluate the behavior, biology, and social context in which both women and men function.

This book examines the topic of gender—the behaviors and attitudes that relate to (but are not entirely congruent with) biological sex. Although research and scholarship form the basis of this book, Brannon supplements the review of scholarly research with personal, narrative accounts of gender-relevant aspects of people's lives as well as highlights from a cross-cultural perspective of gender. The personal narrative and diversity highlights help to balance the research-based scholarship with the personal experience of gender.

Highlights of the Fourth Edition:

• Balanced coverage of gender with attention to and critical analysis of both men and women's issues.
• “Headlines” sections from newspapers, journals, and magazines expose students to the bias that can be found in the media and encourage readers to think critically about the material that they read. Ten are new to this edition.
• “Considering Diversity” sections provide a “close up” view of important topics related to the growing field of diversity within gender studies. Each chapter provides some context for a closer examination of a cross-cultural topic.
• New chapter on the process and influences on developing gender identity (Ch. 6, “Developing Gender identity”).
• Chapter 5, “Theories of Gender,” is now devoted to theories of gender development, including psychodynamic and social theories.
• More than 500 new references.

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Instructor's Manual and Test Bank (Download only), 4/E
Brannon
©2005  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement; 288 pp  |  Live
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