Half the Human Experience

Completely current, HALF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, 8E is thoroughly updated with new Census Data.
Reflecting the latest developments in the field, the Eighth Edition includes new research on the domain-specific self-esteem or self-confidence, cisgender, cis women, and cis men, lesbian couples, and the effectiveness of treatment for incarcerated rapists.
Up-to-the-minute coverage delivers new research on attitudes toward feminism, implicit or automatic gender stereotypes and the IAT, a new section on race-based observer bias, children and adolescents' developing perceptions of gender discrimination, and gender salience in the classroom. In addition, the concepts of neural plasticity and neurosexism are introduced.
A new Focus box in Chapter 4 "Women of Color" introduces Derald Wing Sue's concept of racial microaggressions and extends it to gender microaggressions and sexual orientation microaggressions.
Chapter 15 "Women and Mental Health Issues" features the APA's new Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women included. Offering a clear, comprehensive presentation, HALF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, 8E delivers an authoritative analysis of classical and the most current research from a feminist psychology viewpoint. It thoroughly examines the balance of cultural and biological similarities--and differences--between the genders, noting how these characteristics may affect issues of equality as well as how men More »