Issues in the Psychology of Women
Contributors: Maryka Biaggio (Editor); Michel Hersen (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780306463211
Subjects: Social, group or collective psychology; Psychology Of Women; Psychology; Sociology; Mental Health; Women's Studies - General; Psychology & Psychiatry / Social Psychology; General; Feminist psychology; Psychological aspects; Social conditions; Women
First sentence: This section provides an overview of the historical and scientific foundations of the psychology of women, first by reviewing the history of the contemporary women's movement, then by examining feminist perspectives on the discipline of psychology and feminist approaches to understanding gender.