The Social Psychology of Gender by Laurie A Rudman

The Social Psychology of Gender by Laurie A Rudman

This book has been replaced by The Social Psychology of Gender, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4679-4.

- Although the social psychology of the interactions between men and women is complicated (and the authors make no attempt to over-simplify it), this book is an easy and enjoyable read. The authors weave together evolutionary, cultural, and social role theories in a narrative format. This allows the book to read more like a novel than a list of research. The authors also provide a unique perspective on gender interactions by tying together research from a variety of domains with their underlying theory of hostility vs. interdependence and the ambivalence that this engenders in men and women towards the other sex....The text would be ideal for a graduate level psychology of gender course or even as a supplemental text for a class on intergroup relations. In addition to its use in the classroom, The Social Psychology of Gender would also be an excellent reference for social psychologists or gender researchers to have on their shelf. --Sex Roles, 5/16/2010ƒƒ Written in a narrative fashion as accessible to the reader with no scientific training as to the scholar seeking an introduction to the current state of the literature on gender, the book integrates a diverse array of findings on development, cognition, and culture to develop the empirical foundations for a detailed understanding of the authors' particular theoretical perspective on gender relations....The authors' use of a coherent, overarching theoretical framework to connect and make sense of the findings from a large and often bewildering array of studies on gender is a strength of this volume....A useful guide to understanding the origins of inequality and the barriers that impede efforts to eliminate it. --Canadian Psychology, 2/3/2010