| Gender Development Contributor(s): Golombok, Susan (Author), Golombok Fivush (Author), Golombok, Fivush (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521408628 ISBN-13: 9780521408622 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $51.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1994 Annotation: Gender Development is the first book to examine gender from a truly developmental perspective, filing a need for a textbook and sourcebook for college and graduate students, parents, teachers, counselors, and researchers. It examines the processes involved in the development of gender, addressing sensitive and complex questions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 305.3 |
| LCCN: 93014108 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.98" W x 9.06" (0.96 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gender Development is the first book to examine gender from a truly developmental perspective. It looks at the processes involved in the development of gender, addressing sensitive and complex questions. The authors provide an up-to-date integrative review of theory and research, tracing gender development from the moment of conception through adulthood and emphasizing the complex interaction for biology, socialization, and cognition. The topics covered include hormonal influences, moral development, play and friendships, experiences at school and work and psychopathology. This comprehensive overview will fill a real need for a textbook and sourcebook for college and graduate students, parents, teachers, counselors and researchers. |