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  1. Sexuality in Adolescence

    Current Trends

    Series: Adolescence and Society

    Sexuality in Adolescence: Current Trends considers the latest theory and research on adolescent development, focusing on sexuality as a vital aspect of normal, healthy maturation. Biological changes are discussed within a social context, and the latest research is presented on key issues of our...

    Published October 20th 1993 by Routledge

  2. Dual-career Marriage

    A System in Transition

    By Lisa R. Silberstein

    Dual-career marriage, in which wife and husband each pursue a professional career, offers a window into the changing landscape of gender roles and relations. In the span of a single generation, the family in which both parents work outside the home has gone from being the exception to being the...

    Published May 31st 1992 by Psychology Press

  3. Women and New Reproductive Technologies

    Medical, Psychosocial, Legal, and Ethical Dilemmas

    Edited by Judith Rodin, Aila Collins

    Although major breakthroughs in reproductive technology have created dramatic opportunities for many people, they are not without problems. More significant than the question of whether the technologies are "good" or "bad," however, is for whom they are good, in what instances, and to whom they...

    Published May 31st 1991 by Psychology Press

  4. The Experience and Meaning of Work in Women's Lives

    Edited by Hildreth Y. Grossman, Nia Lane Chester

    In the past, social scientists have relied predominantly on traditional models of work to understand women's experiences. These models, however, have been based on men's occupational experiences, which have been assumed to be the same for women. More recently, researchers and theorists from a...

    Published November 30th 1989 by Psychology Press

  5. Gender Concepts of Swedish and American Youth

    By Margaret Jean Intons-Peterson

    In 1969 Sweden officially endorsed and implemented a governmental policy of gender equality. This book looks at and compares the development of gender concepts in Swedish and American youth. Children, ages 11 to 18 years were tested to obtain a developmental profile of changes in the components of...

    Published April 30th 1988 by Psychology Press

  6. Models of Achievement

    Reflections of Eminent Women in Psychology, Volume 2

    Edited by Agnes N. O'Connell, Nancy Felipe Russo

    Providing role models of excellence for contemporary women and men and contributing to the understanding of the educational and career development of high achieving women, these autobiographical essays of seventeen women and their achievements generate a deeper appreciation of the vital role of...

    Published March 31st 1988 by Psychology Press

  7. Female Homosexuality

    Choice Without Volition

    By Elaine V. Siegel

    Series: Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series

    Describing in detail her analytic treatment of eight female homosexuals with common symptoms of incomplete body image and unconscious denial of differences between the sexes, Siegel details the recurring treatment phases that typified their analyses and offers formulations based on both...

    Published February 29th 1988 by Routledge

  8. Beginnings

    The Art and Science of Planning Psychotherapy

    Edited by Margaret B. Spencer, Geraldine K. Brookins, Walter R. Allen

    How does the therapist begin psychotherapy? How, that is, does she conceptualize the needs of the patient while simultaneously enlisting him or her as an active partner in formulating an individualized working plan? And how should supervisors teach the skills needed to make the intake...

    Published September 30th 1987 by Psychology Press

  9. Sex Differences in Social Behavior

    A Social-role interpretation

    By Alice H. Eagly

    Series: Distinguished Lecture Series

    In presenting an innovative theory of sex differences in the social context, this volume applies social-role theory and meta-analytic techniques to research in aggression, social influence, helping, nonverbal, and group behavior. Eagly's findings show that gender stereotypic behavior results from...

    Published March 31st 1987 by Psychology Press

  10. Men in Dual-career Families

    Current Realities and Future Prospects

    By Lucia Albino Gilbert

    Series: Vocational Psychology Series

    Published April 30th 1985 by Psychology Press