Safdar / Kosakowska-Berezecka Psychology of Gender Through the Lens of Culture

Theories and Applications
2015
ISBN: 978-3-319-14005-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 410 Seiten, eBook

This unique collection brings a rarely-seen indigenous and global perspective to the study of gender and psychology. Within these chapters, researchers who live and work in the countries and cultures they study examine gender-based norms, values, expression, and relations across diverse Western and non-Western societies. Familiar as well as less-covered locations and topics are analyzed, including China, New Zealand, Israel, Turkey, Central America, the experience of refugees, and gendered health inequities across Africa such as in the treatment of persons with HIV. Included, too, are examples of culturally appropriate interventions to address disparities, and data on the extent to which these steps toward equality are working. Structurally, the volume is divided into three sections. The first two parts of the book take readers on a journey to different regions of the world to illustrate the most recent trends in research concerning gender issues, and then outline present implications and future prospects for the psychological analysis of both gender & culture. The third section of the book has an applied perspective and focuses on the cultural norms and values reinforcing gender equality as well as cultural and social barriers to them.  A sampling of the topics covered: Sexual orientation across culture and time.A broader conceptualization of sexism in Poland.An analysis of gender roles within the family in SwitzerlandModern-day dowries in South Asian international arranged marriages.The current state of gender equality in the United States of America.Socio-cultural determinants of gender disparity in Ghana. Psychology of Gender Through the Lens of Culture is a milestone toward core human rights and goals worldwide, and a critical resource for psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, gender studies researchers, public policymakers and all those interested in promoting gender equality throughout the world.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Safdar, Saba

Kosakowska-Berezecka, Natasza

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction Safdar, S. & Kosakowska-Berezecka, N. Part I           Research with specific groups Chapter 2        The Psychological Experience of Refugees: A Gender and Cultural Analysis Marta Y. Young & K. Jacky ChanChapter 3Money is the Root of All Evil: Modern-day Dowries in South Asian International Arranged MarriagesNoorfarah MeraliChapter 4        Sexual Orientation Across Culture and TimeKonstantin O. Tskhay & Nicholas O. Rule Part II         Gender across the world Chapter 5        Housework Allocation and Gender (In)equality: The Chinese CaseJoyce Lai Ting Leong, Sylvia Xiaohua Chen & Michael Harris BondChapter 6From Atatürk to Erdogan:  Women in Modern Turkey          Gunes N. Zeytinoglu & Richard F. BonnabeauChapter 7Israeli Women – Changes and their Consequences  Dahlia MooreChapter 8Gender and Culture: Russian perspectiveIrina Shmeleva & Ludmila PochebutChapter 9A Broader Conceptualization of Sexism: Thecase of PolandMalgorzata Mikolajczak & Janina PietrzakChapter 10Perception of gender differences in competition in the post-socialist HungaryMárta Fülöp & Mihály Berkics Chapter 11 Development of gender prejudice from childhood to adulthood: a Spanish perspective Soledad de Lemus , Pilar Montañés ,  Jesús L. Megías & Miguel Moya     Chapter 12Gender Roles Within The Family:  A Study Across Three Language Regions Of SwitzerlandElena Makarova  & Walter Herzog Chapter 13The Land of Opportunity?: Gender in the United States of AmericaDeborah L. Best & Alexandra M. DeLoneChapter 14                                                                                      Gender stereotypes, sexuality and culture in MexicoAnna-Emilia Hietanen & Susan PickChapter 15For Men Life is Hard, for Women Life is Harder:  Gender Roles in Central AmericaJudith L. Gibbons & Sandra E. LunaChapter 16      Balancing the scales of gender and culture in contemporary South AfricaClaude-Hélène Mayer & Antoni Barnard Part III       Applications                 Chapter 17      Comparative Approaches to Gendered Interventions in New Zealand Mainstream and Ethnic CommunitiesAngela R. Robinson & James H. Liu Chapter 18 Gender, Culture, And Inequality In Ghana: An Examination Of Socio-Cultural Determinants Of Gender DisparityCharity Akotia & Adote Anum Chapter 19      Gender and Health Inequality in Africa:  the case of HIVAmina Abubakar & Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo

Über Autor(innen)

Saba Safdar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Guelph, Canada. She received her PhD in Social Psychology at York University. Natasza Kosakowska is a researcher and lecturer in the Division of Cross-Cultural Psychology and Psychology of Gender, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Poland. She received her PhD in Psychology from the University of Gdansk, Poland.