Gender Resources

Books

Benokraitis, N. V. (1997). Subtle sexism: Current practice and prospects for change. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

This edited volume explores how subtle sex discrimination affects women and men, particularly in organizational and academic settings. The final section of the book addresses how to change subtle sexism practices.

Bronstein, P., & Quina, K. (Eds.).(2003). Teaching gender and multicultural awareness: Resources for the psychology classroom. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This edited book contains chapters dealing with topics covered across the psychology curriculum. Each chapter discusses how to include issues of diversity into the topics and presents exercises and activities to infuse into these areas.

Chin, J. L. (Ed.). (2000). Relationships among Asian American women. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This edited volume contains important issues related to women, including topics such as sexism, working versus stay-at-home mothers, African American women in the workforce, and GLBTQ youth.

Cole, E., & Henderson-Daniel, J. (Eds.). (2005). Featuring females: Feminist analyses of media. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This book analyzes the portrayals of women in a variety of outlets including reality television shows, films, print and electronic news programming, magazines, video games, and commercial advertising.

Comas-Diaz, L., & Greene, B. (1994). Women of color: Integrating ethnic and gender identities in psychotherapy. New York: Guilford Press.

This edited book was one of the first that discussed the intersection of women and ethnicity in psychotherapy.

Eagly, A. H., Beall, A. E., & Sternberg, R. J. (Eds.). (2005). The psychology of gender (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

The authors write about the importance of gender in life experiences.

Eckes, T. & Trautner, H. M. (2000). The developmental social psychology of gender. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

This edited book addresses the fundamental interrelatedness of developmental change and social influence on gender. Chapters are organized into three sections: theoretical approaches to the topic; gender categorization and interpersonal behavior; and gender, groups, and culture.

Felson, R. B. (2002). Violence and gender reexamined. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This book challenges one of Western culture’s most deeply held assumptions: violence against women is different from violence against men.

Halpern, D. F. (2000). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (3rd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

The author provides an insightful, comprehensive review of research on sex differences and similarities.

Harway, M., & O'Neil, J. M. (Eds.). (1999). What causes men's violence against women? Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

This edited book discusses a model developed by Harway and O’Neil on the factors contributing to male violence against women, followed by examining biological, socialization, relational interactional, and macrosocietal factors contributing to the problem, concluding with an integration of these factors into the initial Harway and O’Neil model.

Howard, J. A., & Hollander, J. (1997). Gendered situations, gendered selves. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

These sociologists provide a gendered analysis of social psychology, analyzing the major social psychological perspectives on gender. Their focus is on the ways in which gender is socially constructed.

Johnson, A. G. (1997). The gender knot: Unraveling our patriarchal legacy. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

A highly readable book about gender, gender roles, and how beliefs about masculinity and femininity affect our society.

Koss, M. P., Goodman, L. A., Browne, A., Fitzgerald, L. F., Keita, G. P., & Russo, N. F. (1994). No safe haven: Male violence against women at home, at work, and in the community. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This is a classic book covering violence against women in every area of their lives: home, work, and the community. This book documents the prevalence of violence in these three domains and the issues surrounding them.

Landrine, H. (Ed.). (1995). Bringing cultural diversity to feminist psychology: Theory, research, and practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This edited book covers various topics related to the intersection of cultural diversity and feminist psychology, such as methodological issues, feminist practices in the delivery of services to ethnic minorities, and ethnic identity among women.

Lippa, R. A. (2005). Gender, nature, and nurture (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

The author provides a comprehensive analysis of sex differences and, as the title suggests, reviews the evidence for the influence of both nature and nurture on the behavior of boys and girls and women and men.

Maccoby, E., & Jacklin, C. (1974/1978/1987). The psychology of sex differences. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

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Matlin, M. W. (2004). The psychology of women (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth.

This well-regarded textbook provides an excellent overview of many issues that affect women at all life stages. Includes chapters on gender stereotypes, women’s relationships, gender comparisons, women’s health, violence against women, and women at work.

Philpot, C. L., Brooks, G. R., & Lusterman, D. (1997). Bridging separate gender worlds: Why men and women clash and how therapists can bring them together. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This is a book for therapists.

Articles and Book Chapters

Azar, B. (2000). A new stress paradigm for women. Monitor on Psychology, 31(7), 42–43.

This article reveals research findings concerning the tend-and-befriend stress response model for women. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug00/stress.html

Chamberlin, J. (2004). Threats within. Monitor on Psychology, 35(10), 101.

This article discusses 'stereotype threat' that includes gender-based stereotype threat. Avaliable online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov04/threats.html

Crawford, N. (2003). Understanding children's atypical gender behavior. Monitor on Psychology, 34(8), 40–42.

This article describes a support group for parents of children with gender variance. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/sep03/children.html

DeAngelis, T. (2001). Are men emotional mummies? Monitor on Psychology, 32(11), 40–41.

In this article, psychologists share their theories on the emotional expressiveness of men. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec01/mummies.html

DeAngelis, T. (2004). Opening up the field. Monitor on Psychology, 35(10), 88–89.

This article discusses promoting multiculturalism in women's sports. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov04/opening.html

Deaux, K., & LaFrance, M. (1998). Gender. In D. T. Gilbert, S. T. Fiske, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology, Vol. 1 (4th ed., pp. 788–827). Boston: McGraw-Hill.

The authors offer a comprehensive review of the social psychology of gender.

Dittmann, M. (2003). Anger across the gender divide. Monitor on Psychology, 34(3), 53.

This article discusses research how men and women differ in expression of anger. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar03/angeracross.html

Eagly, A. H., & Karau, S. J. (2002). Role congruity theory of prejudice toward female leaders. Psychological Review, 109, 573–598.

This article provides a theoretical review of the factors that discourage women from pursuing leadership roles and their limited ability to succeed when they do obtain leadership positions.

Giresi, M., & Groscup, J. (2006). Incarcerated transgender people. Monitor on Psychology, 37(3), 43.

This article discusses the lack of research on transgender inmates. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar06/jn.html

Glick, P., & Fiske, S. T. (2001). An ambivalent alliance: Hostile and benevolent sexism as complementary justifications for gender inequality. American Psychologist, 56, 109–118.

The authors examine the proposition that there are two separate, but related, dimensions to modern sexism.

Greer, M. (2005). Keeping them hooked in. Monitor on Psychology, 36(6), 60–62.

This article discusses keeping men comfortable with seeking and staying in therapy. Addresses gender roles which may prevent this.Available online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun05/hooked.html

Greer, M. (2005). What are these guys thinking? Monitor on Psychology, 36(6), 64–65.

This article discusses the increasing number of workshops addressing the understanding of men. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun05/thinking.html

Iwamasa, G. Y., & Bangi, A. K. (2003). Women's mental health research: History, current status, and future directions. In J. S. Mio & G. Y. Iwamasa (Eds.), Culturally diverse mental health: The challenges of research and resistance (pp. 251–268). New York: Brunner-Routledge.

This chapter discusses mental health issues related to women in psychotherapy other than those involving violence (which was covered in a chapter in the edited book). These issues include depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders.

Law, B. M. (2004). Do 'super masculine' husbands make for unhappy wives? Monitor on Psychology, 35(9), 21.

This article discusses men who display gender role conflict. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct04/husbands.html

Lloyd, M. A. (2006). Psychology of gender and related courses. In W. Buskist & S. F. Davis (Eds.), Handbook on the teaching psychology. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

This chapter discusses issues related to teaching Psychology of Gender and related courses. Topics addressed include: opportunities associated with teaching gender courses (e.g., developing critical thinking and developing awareness of gender in everyday life), creating and maintaining a safe classroom environment, and some challenges associated with teaching gender courses (e.g., erroneous assumptions about course content and format, controversial topics, maintaining students' interest in the course, displaced anger, and course-triggered psychological concerns).

Mio, J. S., Koss, M. P., Harway, M., O'Neil, J. M., Geffner, R., Murphy, B. C., & Ivey, D. C. (2003). Violence against women: A silent pandemic. In J. S. Mio & G. Y. Iwamasa (Eds.), Culturally diverse mental health: The challenges of research and resistance (pp. 269–287). New York: Brunner-Routledge.

This chapter is essentially an updated addendum of the Koss et al. (1994) book on violence against women at home, in the workplace, and in the community, with the inclusion of the topics of Women of Color and same-sexed partner violence.

Vonk, R., & Ashmore, R. D. (2003). Thinking about gender types: Cognitive organization of female and male types. British Journal of Social Psychology, 42, 257–280.

This article offers a comprehensive look at the subtypes of women and men, focusing on the perceived similarities and differences among them.

Media

Sutherland, D. (Writer/Producer/Director). (2006). Country boys [Motion picture]. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation.

This film follows two boys struggling with identity issues. The making of this film included the involvement of several members of APA Division 51. Available online at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/countryboys