This updated and revised edition of the award-winning 1993 handbook includes historical developments, courses and international aspects, as well as chapters addressing specific topics such as leadership, career, friendship, romance, the menstrual cycle effects, health, mental health, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, and rape.
Florence L. Denmark is Robert Pace Distinguished Research Professor and Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School in the City University of New York. She is a Fellow of 13 divisions of the American Psychological Association. Her honors include the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest and the APA Gold Medal Award for Lifetime Achievement for Psychology in the Public Interest. She is also Chair of the Committee on Aging for the United Nations. Denmark has been interviewed and featured widely in media including The Today Show, The McNeil/Lehrer Report, The New York Times, Omni, Psychology Today, Ladies Home Journal, Self, Vogue and Glamour.
Michele A. Paludi is president of Human Resources Management Solutions and participating faculty at Union Graduate College, Schenectady, NY. Paludi is series editor for Praeger's Women's Psychology and Women and Careers in Management and has authored or edited 38 texts on workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, psychology of women, workplace violence, and campus violence. Her book Ivory Power: Sexual Harassment on Campus received the 1992 Myers Center Award for Outstanding Titles in Human Rights. She was recently named "Woman of the Year" by the Schenectady Business & Professional Women's club and is currently the Elihu Root Peace Fund Professor in Women's Studies at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY.
"Substantially updated, this volume will be an invaluable resource;
the first edition merits retention for its seminal research in the
field. Highly Recommended." - Choice
"Denmark and Paludi’s (2008) handbook provides a comprehensive
perspective on current issues that are central for both academic
and clinical psychologists." - Sex Roles
"Although great strides have been made in the psychology of women
since its conception in the 1970s, the societal conditions that
called on feminist researchers to create and nurture the field
still exist. Women’s subordinate status relative to men still
influences several aspects of women’s psychological well-being.
Therefore, a targeted focus on the psychology of women remains
paramount, and Psychology of Women: A Handbook of Issues and
Theories is a critical tool and useful reference to a comprehensive
investigation in this area. Researchers and scholars interested in
understanding more about the depths and implications of a
psychology of women will be interested in this handbook. It proves
an excellent source for a more detailed analysis of many topics
unique to the study of women’s psychology. Each chapter provides an
in-depth analysis that could serve as supplemental reading to a
textbook or a comprehensive review of the most recent research on a
given topic. The book may also be used as a text for an advanced or
graduate seminar in the psychology of women or a reference tool for
a teacher or a researcher interested in gaining a deeper
understanding of the topic before teaching a unit, guiding a
student, or beginning a program of research." - American Journal of
Psychology
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