Gender: Psychological Perspectives (5th Edition)
Gender: Psychological Perspectivesexamines the behavior, biology, and social context in which both women and men function. Research and scholarship form the basis of this book, providing the material for a critical review and an overall picture of gender from a psychological perspective. To accent the relevance of research findings in vivid detail, Brannon supplements the review of scholarly research with personal, narrative accounts of gender-relevant aspects of people’s lives. Brannon also highlights the cross-cultural perspective of gender by including a section on diversity in each chapter, as well as weaving diversity issues throughout the text. Highlights of the Fifth EditionIncludes more coverage of men and men’s issues, striving for a better balance of women’s and men’s issues.New chapter organization moves the discussion of gender stereotypes to the third chapter to allow it to act as a framework for the book.  Examination of implicit stereotyping also has been added.Includes more than 600 new references and 12 updated headline stories, as well as several new “According to the Media” and “According to the Research” boxes.Includes more research on ethnicity and cross-cultural issues, both in the “Considering Diversity” sections and throughout the chapters.Includes several studies on brain imaging, some that reveal gender differences and others that fail to do so.