Sex & gender : an introduction /
Sex and gender
Hilary M. Lips.
- 6th ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill/Higher Education, c2008.
- xiv, 513, J-24, C-1 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 596-655 ) and indexes.
PART I: Myths, Theories, and Research. - Chapter 1. Masculinity and Femininity: Myths and Stereotypes. - Chapter 2.Theoretical Perspectives on Sex and Gender. - Chapter 3. Researching Sex and Gender: Exploring the Whys and Hows. - PART II: Behavior & Experience: Female & Male Similiarities and Differences. - Chapter 4. Worlds Apart? - Gender Differences in Social Behavior and Experience. - Chapter 5. Biology and Environment: The Process of Becoming Female or Male. - Chapter 6. Perceptual and Cognitive Abilities: Gender Similarities and Differences. - Chapter 7. Sexual Lives and Orientations. - Chapter 8. Hormonal and Reproductive Connections. - Chapter 9. Mental and Physical Health: Stress, Change, and Adaptations. - PART III: Sex and Gender in Social Relationships. - Chapter 10. Sex and Gender and Childhood: Constructing Gender. - Chapter 11 Family and Friends: Attachment, Intimacy, and Power. - Chapter 12. Economic and Political Life: Power, Status, and Achievement. - Chapter 13. Issues in the Workplace. - Chapter 14. Justice, Equity, and Social Change. - Epilogue : The Ties That Bind: The Future of Sex and Gender.