Psychology of Gender

Catalog description

Focuses on how gender as a social construct shapes the lives of men and women in contemporary society. Specific issues addressed include ideas and stereotypes about masculinity and femininity; gender differences and similarities in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior, gender roles in families; the economic dynamics associated with gender; representations of men and women in the media and culture; physical and mental health implications of gender, and the potential for change in gender relations and gender inequality.