Lips, Hilary M.

A new psychology of women: gender, culture and ethnicity. / Hilary M. Lips - 2nd ed. - Boston: McGraw Hill, c2003. - xxi, 491 p.: ill.; 23cm.

Includes index.

Contents: Why a global, multicultural psychology of women -- Female-male comparisons: the meaning and significance of difference -- Growing up female: the female body and its meanings -- Growing up female II: expectations, images, and identities -- Getting the message: self-confidence, assertiveness, and entitlement -- Connections: communicating with and relating to others -- Family and intimate relationships -- Women's work -- Physical health, illness, and healing -- Mental health, illness, and therapy -- Myths and scripts for women growing older -- Sexualities -- Violence against women: a worldwide problem -- Leadership, power, and social change.

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Women -- Psychology -- Cross-cultural studies.

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