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The Psychology of Women and Gender in International Perspective: Issues and Challenges

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This chapter briefly reviews the history of the psychology of gender, with its origins in Western psychology. The chapter then moves to discuss interesting new cultural and cross-cultural research on gender and psychology, within the areas of developmental and social psychology. Specifically, it discusses the role ecology plays in shaping gender roles and behaviors and highlights the cross-cultural work on sexism and stereotypes. The chapter concludes with future directions, recommended readings and Web site, and implications for the internationalization of the psychology of gender.

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Russo, N.F., Pirlott, A.G., Cohen, A.B. (2011). The Psychology of Women and Gender in International Perspective: Issues and Challenges. In: Leong, F., Pickren, W., Leach, M., Marsella, A. (eds) Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum in the United States. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0073-8_8

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