Psychology of gender

Increasingly adopted by therapists and mental health professionals, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients to cope with social, emotional and mental health issues by using the six core ACT processes: Acceptance, Cognitive Defusion, Being Present, the Self as Context, Values and Committed Action.

Providing a comprehensive analysis of comparative gender difference in the EU, this book addresses a spectrum of gender issues.

The increase in numbers of single people has been described as one of the greatest social phenomena of western society.

For more than half a century, The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) has produced position statements on relevant and controversial psychiatric topics.

Why do testicles hang the way they do?

An exploration of the challenged state of masculinity in our post-feminist society of gender equality.

BDSM and Kink: The Basics provides an essential overview of knowledge that every clinician should have about alternative sexualities.

Feminist scholars have demonstrated how 'dominant discourses' and 'master narratives' frequently reflect patriarchal influence, thereby distorting and depoliticizing women's storying of their own lives.

This book represents a broad-based approach to a narrow but complex issue.

Somatic psychology and bodymind therapy (the simultaneous study of the mind and body) are challenging contemporary understandings of the psyche, of what it means to be human and how to heal human suffering.

This comprehensive text makes an important contribution to the study of surrogacy, developing a novel theoretical framework through which to understand the broader social contexts as well as individual decisions at play within surrogacy arrangements.

This ground-breaking text explores the contemporary history of how psychological research, practice, and theory has engaged with gay and lesbian movements in the United States and beyond, over the last 50 years.

In the past, social scientists have relied predominantly on traditional models of work to understand women's experiences.

Theoretical studies in curriculum have begun to move into cultural studies--one vibrant and increasingly visible sector of which is queer theory.

Sex/Gender presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences.

Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, Psychology of Gender reviews the research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives, including psychology, sociology, anthropology, and public health.

The question of exactly what sex differences exist and whether they have a biological foundation has been one of our culture's favorite enduring discussions.

Is Trauma a transhistorical, transnational phenomenon?

This book provides a contemporary exploration of psychoanalytic theory and its application to therapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer relationships, challenging heteronormative practice and introducing new perspectives on working with gender and sexual diversity.

Much has been written about the impact of gender and sexual orientation on the intersubjective field.

The terms gender, careers and inequalities were chosen to delineate the conceptual framework of this book - the second volume of a new series focussed on equality, diversity and inclusion issues.

Gender and Social Hierarchies offers a fresh and coherent picture of applied research from within social psychology on the intricate relationship between gender and social status.

The Reason for this Volume If we were to judge the seriousness of a psychosocial problem by the attention that the popular media give to it, we would have to conclude that the modem world is in the midst of an epidemic of pedophilic child sexual abuse.

This handbook provides a timely synthesis of the international literature that investigates men's experiences of intimate partner violence and help seeking behavior, and considers what the findings mean for research, practice, and policy.

Provides a much-needed update on the latest theory and research on love supplied by leading scientific experts.

Families are undergoing dramatic changes in our society.

There are few things that stir up our culture more than sex, particularly sex and children.

Although love and relationships have been focal points for poets and philosophers for thousands of years, these topics had not traditionally been the focus of empirical research.

This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to social development, social relations, identity development and self-awareness from childhood to adolescence.

This text starts with the history of transgender science and provides current, evidence-based information on theories and treatment procedures, concluding with projections of future scientific developments.

This book explores how children engage with sex and sexuality.

The central question of this Element is: What does it mean to be transgender—in general and in specific ways?

What influences political behavior more -- one's gender or one's gendered personality traits?

Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls.

This book examines the informal social context of rape and domestic violence against women.

Originally published in 1984.

Jessica Benjamin is one of the most important and influential psychoanalysts of the last 4 decades.

This book focuses on the social psychological aspects of gay men's lives and provides a cutting-edge examination of topics including sexual orientation, sexual behavior, identity, relationships, prejudice, and health.

The Etherized Wife seeks to provide a comprehensive examination of the evolution of sex therapy through the prism of gender.

Explaining theory and research in an accessible but thorough manner, Gender and Social Psychology critically evaluates the contribution that psychology has made to the study of gender, examining key issues such a family roles and parenting, inequalities in education, jobs and pay, and the effects of media representation of the sexes.

As a researcher whose work focuses largely on the causes and conse- quences of unwanted pregnancy, I may appear to be an unlikely candidate to write a foreword to a book on infertility.

This fascinating new book explores the puella as an archetypal, symbolic and personality figure reaching into the classical foundations of Jungian analytical psychology, focusing on the modern conflicts reverberating personally and culturally to remove the obstacles for accessing our more complete selves.

Children are born into a world infused with gendered information.

This innovative collection offers a wide-ranging palette of psychological, public health, and sociopolitical approaches toward addressing the multi-level prevention needs of gay men living with HIV and AIDS.

Surviving Domestic Abuse examines how formal and informal supports and services can mitigate the damaging, and sometimes fatal, social cost of domestic violence.

Covering a wide variety of subjects and points of inquiry on women's sexuality, from genital anxieties about pubic hair to constructions of the body in the therapy room, this book offers a ground-breaking examination of women, sex, and madness, drawing from psychology, gender and sexuality studies, and cultural studies.

The Happy Vagina shines a light on both the unique and sometimes awkward facts about everything gynaecological, creating an open dialogue for all sexes and generations.