Women's evolving lives : global and psychosocial perspectives /: global and psychosocial perspectives. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carrie M. Brown, Uwe P. Gielen, Judith L. Gibbons, Judy Kuriansky, editors.
• Editors: Brown, Carrie M; Gielen, Uwe P (Uwe Peter), 1940-; Gibbons, Judith L; Kuriansky, Judith
• Contents: The status of women : worldwide trends / Judith L. Gibbons, Nicole M. Summers and Katelyn E. Poelker -- Women's lives in contemporary Chinese societies / Fanny M. Cheung and Catherine S.K. Tang -- About Asian Indian women : stereotypes, fabrications, and lived realities / Hemalatha Ganapathy-Coleman -- Women in Indonesia / Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono -- Women in Iran / Shahrenaz Mortazavi and Katelyn E. Poelker -- Women in Egypt / Ramadan A. Ahmed and Uwe P. Gielen -- Women in South Africa : striving for full equality post-apartheid / Judith L. Gibbons, Katelyn E. Poelker and Mokgadi Moletsane-Kekae -- Women's identities and roles in Italy / Anna Laura Comunian -- Women today in French society / Christine Roland-Lévy and Mouni Haoua Kouidri -- The status of women : Brazil / Maria Clara Pinheiro de Paula Couto, Airi Macias Sacco, Ana Paula Lazzaretti de Souza, Elder Cerqueira Santos, Guilherme Welter Wendt, Luísa Fernanda Habigzang and Silvia H. Koller -- Women in Mexico : advances in their status and well-being / Susan Pick, Martha Givaudan and Anna-Emilia Hietanen -- Women in Belize / Grant J. Rich -- Women in the United States / Florence L. Denmark, Kathleen Schaffer, Erika M. Baron, Hillary Goldstein and Kristin Thies. Foreword; Preface; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 The Status of Women: Worldwide Trends; Education; Work and Employment; Government; Health; Violence Against Women; Summary; What Does the Future Hold?; References; 2 Women's Lives in Contemporary Chinese Societies; Historical Background; Gender Roles and Stereotypes; Marriage and Family; Paid and Unpaid Labor; Violence Against Women; Mental Health; Views of Women's Future; References; Suggested Readings and Resources for Further Study; 3 About Asian Indian Women: Stereotypes, Fabrications, and Lived Realities. Work on the Status of Indian Women: A Summary of FindingsSources of Popular Ideas About Indian Women, Womanhood, and Femininity; Listening to the Women of India; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Suggested Readings and Resources for Further Study; 4 Women in Indonesia; Sociohistorical Background; Family Life; The Case of Vina; Divorce; Children; Polygamy; Work Life; Education; Adolescent Girls in Urban and Rural Areas; Respect for Women; Organizations and Activities for Women; Political Participation; Violence Against Women. Physical and Psychological Health Issues for Girls and WomenThe Ideal Woman; Evaluation of Women's Roles and Traits; Conclusions and Views of Women's Future; Acknowledgements; References; Suggested Readings and Resources for Further Study; 5 Women in Iran; Iran's Geography and Ecology; Iranian Culture Today; Media-Oriented Cultures (e.g., Mainstream U.S. Culture); Ecology-Related Cultures (e.g., Iranian Culture); The Role of Globalization and Localization in Iranian Culture and Women's Lives; Shi'a Religion an Important Dimension of Iranian Culture; Women's Rights in Iran. Iranian Women's Dress Over the Past 130 YearsWomen's Education; Gender Research in Iran ; Gender Differences in Self-efficacy; Perceived Developmental Impediments in Rural Environments; Men's Attitudes About Education; Violence Against Women; The Mother's Role in Iranian Families; Female Gender Role and Self-concept; Female Self-concept; Conclusion; References; Suggested Readings and Resources for Further Study; 6 Women in Egypt; Egypt: The Land and Its People; The Women's Movement in Egypt: A Historical Review; Images of Women and Their Gender Role; Socialization of Boys and Girls. Female CircumcisionMarriage; Patterns of Mate Selection; When to Get Married; Early Marriage; Secret (Consensual) Marriage; Marriage Among Relatives; Divorce; Divorce Among Egyptian Coptic People; Family Courts; Polygamy; Marital Adjustment; Remaining Unmarried; Happiness in Married and Non-married Adults; Women's Violence and Violence Against Women; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Adult Activities: Career Opportunities; Female Child Labor, Street Children, and Adolescents; Women as Judges and in Politics; Aging; Women's Leisure Time; Concluding Remarks; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 155.3/33; Women -- Psychology; Women -- Social conditions; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General; PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General; PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development; PSYCHOLOGY -- General; Women -- Psychology; Women -- Social conditions; Psychology; Gender Studies; Social Work; Social Anthropology; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319580081; 3319580086
• Related ISBNs: 9783319580074; 3319580078
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed July 26, 2017).
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