Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender

This timely and thought-provoking collection explores the ways in which psychological science interacts with and addresses gender across varied subdisciplines in the field, from a feminist viewpoint. A particular aim of this volume is to move the conversation of gender in psychology beyond a difference-only paradigm. Veteran and emerging feminist scholars survey the handling of sex and gender issues across psychology, and describe how feminist perspectives and methodologies can and should be applied to enhance the field itself, but also in the service of social justice in the various cultures of corporations, academia, and the global stage. Contributions span theoretical advances, latest empirical findings, and real-world advocacy, with instructive and illuminating first-person accounts detailing challenges and rewards of feminist scholarship and practice in psychology. Throughout the volume, chapters document a dynamic field in its evolution from the traditional, two-dimensional study of gender-based differences to concerted multidisciplinary approaches, to cutting edge feminist theoretical and methodological advances such as intersectionality to understand gender in context.The volume is divided into three distinct sections. The first covers current theory and research in psychological science that considers gender beyond a difference-only paradigm. Then, leading feminist scholars reflect upon their own experiences in their respective subdisciplines. Finally, the third section explores innovative best practices and applications for feminist psychological science.  Highlights of the coverage:¿             Beyond difference: Gender as a quality of social settings.¿             Adventures in feminist health psychology: Teaching about and conducting feminist psychological science.¿             Mind the thigh gap? Bringing feminist psychological science to the masses.¿             Feminist psychologists and institutional change in universities.With its stimulating compilation of theories, research, and applications, Feminist Perspectives On Building A Better Psychological Science of Gender is one of the most forward-thinking and innovative treatments of the field in recent years. It is a significant and important text for all psychologists, women¿s and gender studies specialists, social science researchers, and all those interested in using evidence-based psychological science to create a more just and equitable world.

Raises the visibility, understanding, and impact of innovative feminist psychological science

Foreword: Feminist Psychological Science and the Future of Gender Research.- Chapter 1: Introduction: Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender: Reflections on Theory, Research and Action.- Section I: Theory and Research Taking Gender Beyond Difference.- Chapter 2: Scientific Weightism: A View of Mainstream Weight Stigma Research Through a Feminist Lens.- Chapter 3: Death and the Real Girl: The Impact of Mortality Salience on Men's Attraction to Women as Objects.- Chapter 4: Embodiment and Well Being: The Embodied Journeys of Girls and Women.- Chapter 5: Feminist Perspectives on Gender Development: Contributions to Theory and Practice.- Chapter 6: Feminism and the Study of Masculinity: Unlikely Bedfellows?.- Chapter 7: Gendered Autobiographical Memory: Feminist Approaches to Theory and Method.- Chapter 8: The Development of Other-Gender Interactions: Behavioral, Biological, Cognitive, and Contextual Influences.- Section II: Feminist Psychologists Reflect on Research in Their Subdisciplines.- Chapter 9: Digging Deeper: Research Practices and Recommendations for Exploring Intersectionality and Social and Cultural Influences on Personality, Identity, and Well-Being.- Chapter 10: Adventures in Feminist Health Psychology: Teaching About and Conducting Feminist Psychological Science.- Chapter 11: Intersectionality: Infusing I-O Psychology with Feminist Thought.- Chapter 12: Voicing Academia:  Developmental Psychology and the Loss of Voice.- Chapter 13: New Perspectives on Gender and Emotion.- Chapter 14: Beyond Difference: Gender as a Quality of Social Settings.- Section III: From Theory and Research to Action: Best Practices in Feminist Psychological Science.- Chapter 15:  Replacing Sexy and Skinny with Strong and Powerful: How Feminist Research on Media Depictions of Women can Effect Change.- Chapter 16: Mind the Thigh Gap? Bringing Feminist Psychological Science to the Masses.- Chapter 17: Transnational Feminism in Psychology: Moving Beyond Difference to Investigate Processes of Power at the Intersection of the Global and Local.- Chapter 18: Feminist Psychologists and Institutional Change in Universities.- Chapter 19: Walking The Walk: Conducting Feminist Community-Based Research.- Chapter 20: The Benefits and Risks of Feminist Practice as Early Career Scholars in Social Psychology.- Chapter 21: Conclusion: Adventures in Feminist Psychological Science: Lessons Learned and a Look to What Lies Ahead.