The Social Psychology of Gender (McGraw-Hill Series in Social Psychology) - Softcover

Burn, Shawn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007009182X ISBN 13: 9780070091825

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1995

Synopsis

This brief undergraduate supplemental text is the latest edition to the prestigious McGraw-Hill Series in Social Psychology. This text is a major new contribution to the rapidly emerging field of the social psychology of gender. Shawn Burn has included the highest level of research and scholarship making this book academically rigorous, yet keeping it accessible for the undergraduate student. The goal of this text is to diffuse the gender-based stereotypical differences reinforced by our society with systematic, objectively grounded research. Social Psychology of Gender focuses our attention on the power of social norms and cultural traditions and on the reward structures inherent in different socialization pressures. This text also explores how we may escape the limitations of traditional gender roles, changing them for our better mental and physical health and for a fuller enjoyment of life.

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Synopsis:

The goal of this book is to diffuse the gender-based, stereotypical differences reinforced by our society with systematic, objectively grounded research. It explores the power of social norms and cultural traditions as well as the reward structures inherent in different socialization pressures.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 007009182X
• ISBN 13: 9780070091825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224