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Seventhg Editiong (2019)
preparedgby
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StategUniversitygofgNewgYorkgatgGeneseo
Lucinda A. DeWitt
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DeWittgDeConstruction,gMinneapolis,gMN
,Instructor’sgManualgwithgTestgBankgforgWESLEYSAMgPsychologygofgWomen,g7eg(2019
Contents
SyllabusgfromgDr.gWESLEYgCourse 1
ResearchgProjectgHandout 8
DetailsgAboutgResearchgProjects 13
ChaptergOutlines 18
TestgBank 127
1 Introduction 127
2 GendergStereotypesgandgOthergGendergBiases 151
3 InfancygandgChildhood 171
4 Adolescence 194
5 GendergComparisonsgingCognitivegAbilitiesgand
AttitudesgAboutgAchievement 213
6 GendergComparisonsgingSocialgand
PersonalitygCharacteristics 232
7 WomengandgWork 248
8 LovegRelationships 269
9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy,gChildbirth,gandgMotherhood 307
11 WomengandgPhysicalgHealth 324
12 WomengandgPsychologicalgHealth 343
13 ViolencegAgainstgWomen 361
14 WomengandgOldergAdulthood 378
15 MovinggOnwardg.g.g. 395
, Instructor’sgManualgwithgTestgBankgforgWESEYSAMggPsychologygofgWomen,g7eg(2019)
SYLLABUS FROM g
DR. WESLEYSAM
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egAmericangPsychologicalgAssociation):ghttp://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
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, Instructor’sgManualgwithgTestgBankgforgWESEYSAMggPsychologygofgWomen,g7eg(2019)
PsychologygofgWomen WESLEYSAM
Psychologyg308 DepartmentgofgPsychology
Fall,g2019 SUNYgGeneseo
SYLLABUS
COURSEgDESCRIPTION
Thegpurposegofgthisgcoursegisgtogexaminegtheglivesgofggirlsgandgwomen.gWegwillgincludegtopic
sgsuchgasggendergstereotypes,gthegdevelopmentgofggendergroles,ggendergcomparisons,gwomeng
andgwork,glovegrelationships,gsexuality,gwomen’sgphysicalgandgmentalghealth,gviolencegagainst
gwomen,gandgwomenginglatergadulthood.gStudentsgwhogtakegthisgcoursegshouldgacquiregagbette
rgunderstandinggaboutggirls,gwomen,gandggendergingNorthgAmerica.
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1. Togunderstandgthegrelevantginformationgaboutgtheglivesgofggirlsgandgwomen—
asgwellgasggender—withgagparticulargemphasisgongthegcomplexitygofgthegissues.
2. Togdevelopgcritical-
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3. Togknowghowgtogdesigngyourgowngpsychologygresearchgproject,gtogconductgthegresearch,ga
ndgtogwritegangappropriatelygprofessionalgsummarygofgyourgowngresearch,gemphasizinggtheg
potentialgmethodologicalgflawsgandgstrengthsgingyourgstudy.
4. Togexploregyourgowngideasgandgattitudesgaboutggender,gappreciatinggthatgwegdognotgneedgtog
begconstrainedgbygourgculture’sgtraditionalggendergroles.
5. Togappreciategtheginequalitiesgthatgmanygindividualsgface,gbasedgongsocialgcategoriesgother
gthanggender.gThesegcategoriesgincludegage,gdisability,gsexualgorientation,gethnicity,greligio
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READINGgMATERIALS
Ourgtextbookgforgthegcoursegwillgbe:
WESLEYSAMg(2008).gThegpsychologygofgwomeng(6thged.).gBelmont,gCA:gCengage/Wadsworth.
You’llgneedgtogusegthisg6thgedition,gwhichghasgagbrowngandggoldgcovergandgagphotogofgaggirl,gag
younggwoman,gandgangoldergwoman.gThisgeditionghasgmoregthang1,400gnewgreferencesgthatgwe
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2gofg381
g g g g g
or
WESLEYSAM
The Psychology of Women
g g g
Seventhg Editiong (2019)
preparedgby
WESLEYSAM
StategUniversitygofgNewgYorkgatgGeneseo
Lucinda A. DeWitt
g g
DeWittgDeConstruction,gMinneapolis,gMN
,Instructor’sgManualgwithgTestgBankgforgWESLEYSAMgPsychologygofgWomen,g7eg(2019
Contents
SyllabusgfromgDr.gWESLEYgCourse 1
ResearchgProjectgHandout 8
DetailsgAboutgResearchgProjects 13
ChaptergOutlines 18
TestgBank 127
1 Introduction 127
2 GendergStereotypesgandgOthergGendergBiases 151
3 InfancygandgChildhood 171
4 Adolescence 194
5 GendergComparisonsgingCognitivegAbilitiesgand
AttitudesgAboutgAchievement 213
6 GendergComparisonsgingSocialgand
PersonalitygCharacteristics 232
7 WomengandgWork 248
8 LovegRelationships 269
9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy,gChildbirth,gandgMotherhood 307
11 WomengandgPhysicalgHealth 324
12 WomengandgPsychologicalgHealth 343
13 ViolencegAgainstgWomen 361
14 WomengandgOldergAdulthood 378
15 MovinggOnwardg.g.g. 395
, Instructor’sgManualgwithgTestgBankgforgWESEYSAMggPsychologygofgWomen,g7eg(2019)
SYLLABUS FROM g
DR. WESLEYSAM
g
Mygsyllabusgchangesgsomewhatgfromgonegsemestergtogthegnext,gbutgthegsyllabusgbelowgisgthegver
siongIgusedgingFallgSemester,g2019.g(However,gthegtextbookgforgthatgcoursegwasgtheg6thgedition.)gIg
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fgthegcourse.
YougcangfindgseveralgadditionalgsyllabigforgcoursesgongthegPsychologygofgWomengorgthegPsycho
logygofgGendergongthegwebsitegforgthegSocietygforgthegTeachinggofgPsychologyg(Divisiong2gofgth
egAmericangPsychologicalgAssociation):ghttp://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
Scrollgdowngtheglistgofgcoursesgongthegright-
handgside,gandgyougwillgfindgthegtopicg“WomengandgGender.”
Additionalgnote:gPsychologygofgWomengQuarterlygnowgincludesgag“TeachinggSection”gingeachgis
sue.gItgfeaturesgbetweengonegandgthreegshortgarticlesgingeachgissue,gwhichgfocusgongtopicsgrelatedg
togwomengandggender,gsuchgasgcriticalgthinking,gsocialgclass,gsocialgjusticegadvocacy.gIgamgthegc
urrentgeditorgofgthisgTeachinggSection;,gifgyoughavegang
ideagaboutgagpotentialgarticlegrelatedgtogthisgteaching!
Ongthegfirstgdaygofgclass,gstudentsgalsogreceivegagdescriptiongofgthegPsychologygofgWomengRe
searchgProject,gangimportantgcomponentgofgmygcourse.gLatergingthisgdocumentgyougcangfindgagd
escriptiongofgthisgproject,gasgwellgasgsomegdetailsgaboutgthegproject.
1gofg381
, Instructor’sgManualgwithgTestgBankgforgWESEYSAMggPsychologygofgWomen,g7eg(2019)
PsychologygofgWomen WESLEYSAM
Psychologyg308 DepartmentgofgPsychology
Fall,g2019 SUNYgGeneseo
SYLLABUS
COURSEgDESCRIPTION
Thegpurposegofgthisgcoursegisgtogexaminegtheglivesgofggirlsgandgwomen.gWegwillgincludegtopic
sgsuchgasggendergstereotypes,gthegdevelopmentgofggendergroles,ggendergcomparisons,gwomeng
andgwork,glovegrelationships,gsexuality,gwomen’sgphysicalgandgmentalghealth,gviolencegagainst
gwomen,gandgwomenginglatergadulthood.gStudentsgwhogtakegthisgcoursegshouldgacquiregagbette
rgunderstandinggaboutggirls,gwomen,gandggendergingNorthgAmerica.
Asgthegcourseginstructor,gI’mghopefulgthatgeachgofgyougwillgworkgtowardgthegfollowingggoals:
1. Togunderstandgthegrelevantginformationgaboutgtheglivesgofggirlsgandgwomen—
asgwellgasggender—withgagparticulargemphasisgongthegcomplexitygofgthegissues.
2. Togdevelopgcritical-
thinkinggskills,gsogthatgyougcangevaluategbothgthegresearchgingprofessionalgjournalsgandginfor
mationgdescribedgingthegpopulargmedia.
3. Togknowghowgtogdesigngyourgowngpsychologygresearchgproject,gtogconductgthegresearch,ga
ndgtogwritegangappropriatelygprofessionalgsummarygofgyourgowngresearch,gemphasizinggtheg
potentialgmethodologicalgflawsgandgstrengthsgingyourgstudy.
4. Togexploregyourgowngideasgandgattitudesgaboutggender,gappreciatinggthatgwegdognotgneedgtog
begconstrainedgbygourgculture’sgtraditionalggendergroles.
5. Togappreciategtheginequalitiesgthatgmanygindividualsgface,gbasedgongsocialgcategoriesgother
gthanggender.gThesegcategoriesgincludegage,gdisability,gsexualgorientation,gethnicity,greligio
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READINGgMATERIALS
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You’llgneedgtogusegthisg6thgedition,gwhichghasgagbrowngandggoldgcovergandgagphotogofgaggirl,gag
younggwoman,gandgangoldergwoman.gThisgeditionghasgmoregthang1,400gnewgreferencesgthatgwe
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basedgstudiesgthatgweregnotgdiscussedgingtheg5thgedition.g(Dognotgusegtheg5thgedition,gwhichghasga
2gofg381
