Handbook of gender research in psychology, vol 2-[Joan C Chrisler, Donald R McCrear].pdf

Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology
Joan C. Chrisler · Donald R. McCreary
Editors
Handbook of Gender Research
in Psychology
Volume 2: Gender Research in Social and Applied
Psychology
123
Editors
Joan C. Chrisler Donald R. McCreary
Department of Psychology Department of Psychology
Connecticut College Brock University
270 Mohegan Avenue St. Catharines ON Canada York University
New London CT 06320 Toronto ON
USA Canada
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DOI -1-4419-1467-5
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Contents
1 Introduction ....................................... 1
Donald R. McCreary and Joan C. Chrisler
Part VIII Personality Psychology
2 Gender and Personality ................................. 19
Jayne E. Stake and Heather Eisele
3 Gender and Motivation for Achievement, Affiliation–Intimacy, and Power .... 41
Lauren E. Duncan and Bill E. Peterson
4 Gender Issu