Handbook of Girls' and Women's Psychological Health

Handbook of Girls' and Women's Psychological Health
ISBN-10
019516203X
ISBN-13
9780195162035
Category
Medical
Pages
500
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
OUP USA
Author
Carol D. Goodheart

Description

"This Handbook underscores the importance of gender in the lives of girls and women developmentally across significant phases of the life span. Considering the importance of cultural context, this book illustrates how gender socialization in female development and behavior affects self-evaluation, identity processes, and the social roles that girls and women adopt. Its chapters illustrate how externally induced risks such as poverty, discrimination, and violence present challenges to healthy development. Significantly, the chapters also draw attention to long overlooked and compelling strengths and capacities that provide a firm basis for growth and health."--BOOK JACKET.

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