Women Across Cultures - Common Issues, Varied Experiences

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Who Counts as a Woman: Public and Private Identity; 3. Embodying Femininity: Issues of Beauty, Strength, Youth; 4. Sexuality and Reproduction; 5. Motherhood, and Family Roles; 6. Economic Participation and Power; 7. Violence; 8. Leadership, Power, and Feminist Activism; 9. Conclusion: Women as Shapers, Keepers, and Prisoners of Cultural Traditions?.

Summary

Psychology's study of women has revealed some themes that span cultures and countries, yet women's lived experiences in different cultures can be dramatically different. This Element explores, from a psychological perspective, women's issues in cultural contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Hilary M Lips, Hilary M. Lips, Hilary M. (Radford University Lips, Lips Hilary M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2021
• EAN: 9781108812788
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81278-8
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Psychology and Cul; Elements in Psychology and Culture
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Cultural Studies, Social, group or collective psychology, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, PSYCHOLOGY / Cultural Psychology