Title: Psychology of women :
Authors: Williams, Juanita H.,
Date: 1977
Publisher: Norton,
Physical description: xv, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: H
Contents: I. Myths, stereotypes, and the psychology of women -- A. Mythic woman -- 1. Woman as mother nature -- 2. Woman as enchantress-seductress -- 3. Woman as necessary evil -- 4. Woman as therapy -- B. From myth to stereotype: the virtuous woman -- C. From stereotype to the psychology of women -- II. Psychoanalysis and the woman question -- A. Sigmund Freud -- 1. The early development of psychoanalysis -- 2. The psychological stages -- 3. Freud's theory of female development -- 4. Psychoanalytic research and psychotherapy -- B. Helene Deutsch -- 1. Psychosexual development -- 2. Narcissism, passivity, and masochism -- 3. Deutsch's type theory -- 4. Sexuality and the feminine role -- C. Erik Erikson -- 1. Psychosocial development: the "eight ages of man" -- 2. Youth and identity -- 3. Sex differences and the use of space -- III. Woman and milieu: innovative views -- A. Karen Horney -- B. Clara Thompson -- C. Alfred Adler -- D. Margaret Mead --^ IV. Sexual dimorphism, biology, and behavior -- A. Determinants of sexual differences -- 1. Genetic determinants -- 2. Hormonal determinants -- B. Hormones and behavior -- 1. Experimental studies -- 2. Human studies -- C. Gender identity -- D. Puberty: Physical and hormonal changes -- E. Menarche and the menstrual cycle -- F. Dysfunctions associated with the menstrual cycle -- G. Behavior and the menstrual cycle -- H. The climacterium -- I. The sex ratio -- V. The emergence of sex differences -- A. Infancy -- 1. Physical development -- 2. Neonatal behavior -- 3. Cognitive development -- 4. Social and affective behavior -- B. The emergence of sex differences -- 1. Physical developments -- 2. Intellectual and cognitive abilities -- 3. Determinants of sex differences -- 4. Social and affective behavior -- C. What do we know about sex differences? -- VI. Growing up female -- A. How children learn -- 1. Reinforcement -- 2. Modeling -- 3. Cognitive-developmental theory --^ B. Development of sex-role identification -- C. Parental identification in adolescent girls -- D. Sex typing and socialization -- 1. Parental influences -- 2. Other influences -- E. Achievement: conflict and resolution -- F. The development of competence in girls -- G. Values and interests -- VII. Sexuality -- A. Only yesterday: the Victorian context -- B. The study of human sexuality -- C. Sexual anatomy -- 1. External genitalia -- 2. Internal reproductive system -- D. Physiology of sexual response -- 1. Factors relating to orgasm -- 2. Theories of orgasm -- E. Sexual behavior -- 1. Development of sexuality -- 2. The sexual revolution? -- 3. Experiencing sex -- F. Sexual dysfunction -- 1. General sexual dysfunction -- 2. Orgasmic dysfunction -- 3. Vaginismus -- G. Etiology of sexual dysfunction -- 1. Intrapsychic factors -- 2. Dyadic factors -- 3. Situational factors -- H. Treatment of sexual dysfunction -- I. Homosexuality -- VIII. Birth control -- A. Values of birth control --^ B. Methods of birth control -- 1. Abstinence -- 2. Sterilization -- 3. Contraception -- 4. Abortion -- IX. Pregnancy, childbirth, and breast-feeding -- A. Motivations for having children -- B. Pregnancy -- C. Childbirth -- 1. Cross-cultural attitudes and practices -- 2. Labor and birth -- D. Lactation -- E. Effects of maternal behaviors -- F. Preparation for childbearing -- G. Imitations of pregnancy -- H. Sexuality of pregnancy -- I. Psychological aspects of pregnancy -- J. The postpartum period -- K. Breast-feeding -- X. Life styles: tradition and change -- A. The traditional role -- 1. The role of housewife -- 2. The role of mother -- B. New ways to live -- 1. Open marriage -- 2. Alternatives to marriage -- C. The future of motherhood -- D. Conservative adaptations -- 1. Why women work -- 2. Role adaptations -- 3. The power shift -- XI. Psyche and society: variations from the norm -- A. Early life adaptation of girls -- B. Delinquency and crime -- 1. Delinquency in girls -- 2. Women and crime -- C. Women in prison -- Rehabilitation -- D. Mental and emotional disorders -- 1. Rates of mental disorders -- 2. Suicide -- E. Social roles and mental disorders -- F. The double standard for mental health -- G. Women as patients -- H. Women and psychotherapy -- I. Consciousness raising -- XII. Middle age and aging -- A. Biological aspects of aging -- B. Psychological reactions -- C. Sexuality and aging -- D. Widowhood -- E. After widowhood: an example -- F. Personality and aging -- G. Attitudes toward aging -- XIII. On understanding women: contributing resources -- A. Biology -- B. Sex-role socialization -- C. Life chances -- 1. Education -- 2. Employment -- 3. Marriage and the family -- 4. Participation in public life -- D. Personality -- 1. Individual differences -- 2. The personality of the individual.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Women--Physiology.; Women--Psychology.; Women--Sexual behavior.