PSYC 3480 Chapter 1: Psychology of Women - Chapter One
10 Feb 2017
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Women"s lives are improving, but are treated in a biased fashion (subtle, but can be life threatening) Popular media and academic community neglect women and issues important to them. Women have several unique experiences not relative to men menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth. Introductory psychology does not mention pregnancy important part of women"s lives menopause. Also experiences more likely to occur to women rape, domestic violence, harassment. Female different point of view in regards to achievement, sexuality, and retirement. Related terms and crucial to psychology of women - provoked considerable controversy. Sex - narrow term refers only to inborn biological characteristics relation to reproduction, such as sex chromosomes or organs. Gender - broader term, refers to psychological characteristics and social categories that human culture creates. Gender messages tell us that a boy needs to play football, and girl not. Text focuses on the psychology not the biology refer to gender more than sex (roles, comparison, stereotypes)
