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1 online resource |
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text file PDF rda |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed July 26, 2017). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The status of women : worldwide trends / Judith L. Gibbons, Nicole M. Summers and Katelyn E. Poelker -- Women's lives in contemporary Chinese societies / Fanny M. Cheung and Catherine S.K. Tang -- About Asian Indian women : stereotypes, fabrications, and lived realities / Hemalatha Ganapathy-Coleman -- Women in Indonesia / Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono -- Women in Iran / Shahrenaz Mortazavi and Katelyn E. Poelker -- Women in Egypt / Ramadan A. Ahmed and Uwe P. Gielen -- Women in South Africa : striving for full equality post-apartheid / Judith L. Gibbons, Katelyn E. Poelker and Mokgadi Moletsane-Kekae -- Womens identities and roles in Italy / Anna Laura Comunian -- Women today in French society / Christine Roland-Lévy and Mouni Haoua Kouidri -- The status of women : Brazil / Maria Clara Pinheiro de Paula Couto, Airi Macias Sacco, Ana Paula Lazzaretti de Souza, Elder Cerqueira Santos, Guilherme Welter Wendt, Luísa Fernanda Habigzang and Silvia H. Koller -- Women in Mexico : advances in their status and well-being / Susan Pick, Martha Givaudan and Anna-Emilia Hietanen -- Women in Belize / Grant J. Rich -- Women in the United States / Florence L. Denmark, Kathleen Schaffer, Erika M. Baron, Hillary Goldstein and Kristin Thies. |
| Summary |
This wide-ranging collection analyzes the status and advancement of women both in a national context and collectively on a global scale, as a powerful social force in a rapidly evolving world. The countries studied--China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Cameroon, South Africa, Italy, France, Brazil, Belize, Mexico, and the United States--represent a cross-section of economic conditions, cultural and religious traditions, political realities, and social contexts that shape women's lives, challenges, and opportunities. Psychological and human rights perspectives highlight worldwide goals for equality and empowerment, with implications for today's girls as they become the next generation of women. Throughout these chapters, women's lived experience is compared and contrasted in such critical areas as: Home and work lives Physical, medical, and psychological issues Safety and violence Sexual and reproductive concerns Political participation and status under the law Impact of technology and globalism Country-specific topics Women's Evolving Lives is a forward-facing reference for psychology professionals of varied disciplines, as well as for colleagues in other fields, including women's and gender studies, sociology, anthropology, international studies, and education. The wide scope of concerns also makes this anthology relevant and instructive to readers in diverse non-academic settings. . |
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Women -- Psychology.
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Women -- Social conditions.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General.
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PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General.
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PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Lifespan Development.
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PSYCHOLOGY / General.
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Women -- Psychology.
(OCoLC)fst01176894
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Women -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst01176947
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Psychology.
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Gender studies (Rome, Italy)
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Social service.
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Ethnology.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brown, Carrie M., 1980- editor.
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Gielen, Uwe P. (Uwe Peter), 1940- editor.
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Gibbons, Judith L., editor.
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Kuriansky, Judith, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Printed edition: 9783319580074 |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-3-319-58008-1 doi |
| ISBN |
9783319580081 (electronic bk.) |
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3319580086 (electronic bk.) |
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9783319580074 |
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3319580078 |
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