Solution Manual With Test Bank for The Psychology of
Women and Gender 8th Edition ( Margaret Matlin) All
Chapters ||Complete A+ Guide
, Contents
Syllabus from Dr. Matlin’s Course
m m m m 1
Research Project Handout
m m 8
Details About Research Projects
m m m 13
Chapter Outlines
m 18
Test Bank
m 127
1 Introduction 127
2 Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
m m m m m 151
3 Infancy and Childhood
m m 171
4 Adolescence 194
5 Gender Comparisons in Cognitive Abilities and
m m m m m
Attitudes About Achievement
m m 213
6 Gender Comparisons in Social and
m m m m
Personality Characteristics m 232
7 Women and Work m m 248
8 Love Relationships
m 269
9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
m m m 307
11 Women and Physical Health
m m m 324
12 Women and Psychological Health
m m m 343
13 Violence Against Women m m 361
14 Women and Older Adulthood
m m m 378
15 Moving Onward . . . m m m m 395
, SYLLABUS FROM m
DR. MARGARET W. MATLIN’S COURSE
m m m m
My msyllabus mchanges msomewhat mfrom mone msemester mto mthe mnext, mbut mthe msyllabus mbelow mis
mthe mversion mI mused min mFall mSemester, m2010. m(However, mthe mtextbook mfor mthat mcourse mwas mthe
m6 medition.) mI mthink mit’s mimportant mfor ma msyllabus mto minclude ma mbrief mdescription mof mthe
th
mcourse, mas mwell mas mthe mgoals. mFrom mthe mfirst mpage mof mthe msyllabus, mstudents mshould mbe mable mto
munderstand mthe mgeneral mscope mof mthe mcourse.
You mcan mfind mseveral madditional msyllabi mfor mcourses mon mthe mPsychology mof mWomen mor mthe
mPsychology mof mGender mon mthe mwebsite mfor mthe mSociety mfor mthe mTeaching mof mPsychology
m(Division m2 mof mthe mAmerican mPsychological mAssociation):
mhttp://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
Scroll mdown mthe mlist mof mcourses mon mthe mright-hand mside, mand myou mwill mfind mthe mtopic m“Women
mand mGender.”
Additional mnote: mPsychology mof mWomen mQuarterly mnow mincludes ma m“Teaching mSection” min
meach missue. mIt mfeatures mbetween mone mand mthree mshort marticles min meach missue, mwhich mfocus mon
mtopics mrelated mto mwomen mand mgender, msuch mas mcritical mthinking, msocial mclass, msocial mjustice
madvocacy. mI mam mthe mcurrent meditor mof mthis mTeaching mSection; mplease memail mme mat
, mif myou mhave man midea mabout ma mpotential marticle mrelated mto mthis mteaching!
On mthe mfirst mday mof mclass, mstudents malso mreceive ma mdescription mof mthe mPsychology mof mWomen
mResearch mProject, man mimportant mcomponent mof mmy mcourse. mLater min mthis mdocument myou mcan
mfind ma mdescription mof mthis mproject, mas mwell mas msome mdetails mabout mthe mproject.
1 mof m381
, Psychology mof mWomen Dr. mMargaret mW. mMatlin
Psychology m308 Department mof mPsychology
Fall, m2010 SUNY mGeneseo
SYLLABUS
COURSE mDESCRIPTION
The mpurpose mof mthis mcourse mis mto mexamine mthe mlives mof mgirls mand mwomen. mWe mwill minclude
mtopics msuch mas mgender mstereotypes, mthe mdevelopment mof mgender mroles, mgender mcomparisons,
mwomen mand mwork, mlove mrelationships, msexuality, mwomen’s mphysical mand mmental mhealth,
mviolence magainst mwomen, mand mwomen min mlater madulthood. mStudents mwho mtake mthis mcourse
mshould macquire ma mbetter munderstanding mabout mgirls, mwomen, mand mgender min mNorth mAmerica.
As mthe mcourse minstructor, mI’m mhopeful mthat meach mof myou mwill mwork mtoward mthe mfollowing mgoals:
1. To munderstand mthe mrelevant minformation mabout mthe mlives mof mgirls mand mwomen—as
mwell mas mgender—with ma mparticular memphasis mon mthe mcomplexity mof mthe missues.
2. To mdevelop mcritical-thinking mskills, mso mthat myou mcan mevaluate mboth mthe mresearch min
mprofessional mjournals mand minformation mdescribed min mthe mpopular mmedia.
3. To mknow mhow mto mdesign myour mown mpsychology mresearch mproject, mto mconduct mthe
mresearch, mand mto mwrite man mappropriately mprofessional msummary mof myour mown mresearch,
memphasizing mthe mpotential mmethodological mflaws mand mstrengths min myour mstudy.
4. To mexplore myour mown mideas mand mattitudes mabout mgender, mappreciating mthat mwe mdo mnot mneed
mto mbe mconstrained mby mour mculture’s mtraditional mgender mroles.
5. To mappreciate mthe minequalities mthat mmany mindividuals mface, mbased mon msocial mcategories
mother mthan mgender. mThese mcategories minclude mage, mdisability, msexual morientation,
methnicity, mreligion, msocial mclass, mand mcountry mof mresidence. mWe mwill malso mconsider
msome minformation mabout minequalities min mother mcultures, moutside mNorth mAmerica.
READING mMATERIALS
Our mtextbook mfor mthe mcourse mwill mbe:
Matlin, mM. mW. m(2008). mThe mpsychology mof mwomen m(6th med.). mBelmont, mCA: mCengage/Wadsworth.
You’ll mneed mto muse mthis m6th medition, mwhich mhas ma mbrown mand mgold mcover mand ma mphoto mof ma
mgirl, ma myoung mwoman, mand man molder mwoman. mThis medition mhas mmore mthan m1,400 mnew
th
mreferences mthat mwere mpublished msince mthe mearlier m5 medition, mas mwell mas mmany mconcepts mand
th th
mresearch-based mstudies mthat mwere mnot mdiscussed min mthe m5 medition. m(Do mnot muse mthe m5
medition, mwhich mhas ma mpurple mcover mand ma
2 mof m381
Women and Gender 8th Edition ( Margaret Matlin) All
Chapters ||Complete A+ Guide
, Contents
Syllabus from Dr. Matlin’s Course
m m m m 1
Research Project Handout
m m 8
Details About Research Projects
m m m 13
Chapter Outlines
m 18
Test Bank
m 127
1 Introduction 127
2 Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
m m m m m 151
3 Infancy and Childhood
m m 171
4 Adolescence 194
5 Gender Comparisons in Cognitive Abilities and
m m m m m
Attitudes About Achievement
m m 213
6 Gender Comparisons in Social and
m m m m
Personality Characteristics m 232
7 Women and Work m m 248
8 Love Relationships
m 269
9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
m m m 307
11 Women and Physical Health
m m m 324
12 Women and Psychological Health
m m m 343
13 Violence Against Women m m 361
14 Women and Older Adulthood
m m m 378
15 Moving Onward . . . m m m m 395
, SYLLABUS FROM m
DR. MARGARET W. MATLIN’S COURSE
m m m m
My msyllabus mchanges msomewhat mfrom mone msemester mto mthe mnext, mbut mthe msyllabus mbelow mis
mthe mversion mI mused min mFall mSemester, m2010. m(However, mthe mtextbook mfor mthat mcourse mwas mthe
m6 medition.) mI mthink mit’s mimportant mfor ma msyllabus mto minclude ma mbrief mdescription mof mthe
th
mcourse, mas mwell mas mthe mgoals. mFrom mthe mfirst mpage mof mthe msyllabus, mstudents mshould mbe mable mto
munderstand mthe mgeneral mscope mof mthe mcourse.
You mcan mfind mseveral madditional msyllabi mfor mcourses mon mthe mPsychology mof mWomen mor mthe
mPsychology mof mGender mon mthe mwebsite mfor mthe mSociety mfor mthe mTeaching mof mPsychology
m(Division m2 mof mthe mAmerican mPsychological mAssociation):
mhttp://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
Scroll mdown mthe mlist mof mcourses mon mthe mright-hand mside, mand myou mwill mfind mthe mtopic m“Women
mand mGender.”
Additional mnote: mPsychology mof mWomen mQuarterly mnow mincludes ma m“Teaching mSection” min
meach missue. mIt mfeatures mbetween mone mand mthree mshort marticles min meach missue, mwhich mfocus mon
mtopics mrelated mto mwomen mand mgender, msuch mas mcritical mthinking, msocial mclass, msocial mjustice
madvocacy. mI mam mthe mcurrent meditor mof mthis mTeaching mSection; mplease memail mme mat
, mif myou mhave man midea mabout ma mpotential marticle mrelated mto mthis mteaching!
On mthe mfirst mday mof mclass, mstudents malso mreceive ma mdescription mof mthe mPsychology mof mWomen
mResearch mProject, man mimportant mcomponent mof mmy mcourse. mLater min mthis mdocument myou mcan
mfind ma mdescription mof mthis mproject, mas mwell mas msome mdetails mabout mthe mproject.
1 mof m381
, Psychology mof mWomen Dr. mMargaret mW. mMatlin
Psychology m308 Department mof mPsychology
Fall, m2010 SUNY mGeneseo
SYLLABUS
COURSE mDESCRIPTION
The mpurpose mof mthis mcourse mis mto mexamine mthe mlives mof mgirls mand mwomen. mWe mwill minclude
mtopics msuch mas mgender mstereotypes, mthe mdevelopment mof mgender mroles, mgender mcomparisons,
mwomen mand mwork, mlove mrelationships, msexuality, mwomen’s mphysical mand mmental mhealth,
mviolence magainst mwomen, mand mwomen min mlater madulthood. mStudents mwho mtake mthis mcourse
mshould macquire ma mbetter munderstanding mabout mgirls, mwomen, mand mgender min mNorth mAmerica.
As mthe mcourse minstructor, mI’m mhopeful mthat meach mof myou mwill mwork mtoward mthe mfollowing mgoals:
1. To munderstand mthe mrelevant minformation mabout mthe mlives mof mgirls mand mwomen—as
mwell mas mgender—with ma mparticular memphasis mon mthe mcomplexity mof mthe missues.
2. To mdevelop mcritical-thinking mskills, mso mthat myou mcan mevaluate mboth mthe mresearch min
mprofessional mjournals mand minformation mdescribed min mthe mpopular mmedia.
3. To mknow mhow mto mdesign myour mown mpsychology mresearch mproject, mto mconduct mthe
mresearch, mand mto mwrite man mappropriately mprofessional msummary mof myour mown mresearch,
memphasizing mthe mpotential mmethodological mflaws mand mstrengths min myour mstudy.
4. To mexplore myour mown mideas mand mattitudes mabout mgender, mappreciating mthat mwe mdo mnot mneed
mto mbe mconstrained mby mour mculture’s mtraditional mgender mroles.
5. To mappreciate mthe minequalities mthat mmany mindividuals mface, mbased mon msocial mcategories
mother mthan mgender. mThese mcategories minclude mage, mdisability, msexual morientation,
methnicity, mreligion, msocial mclass, mand mcountry mof mresidence. mWe mwill malso mconsider
msome minformation mabout minequalities min mother mcultures, moutside mNorth mAmerica.
READING mMATERIALS
Our mtextbook mfor mthe mcourse mwill mbe:
Matlin, mM. mW. m(2008). mThe mpsychology mof mwomen m(6th med.). mBelmont, mCA: mCengage/Wadsworth.
You’ll mneed mto muse mthis m6th medition, mwhich mhas ma mbrown mand mgold mcover mand ma mphoto mof ma
mgirl, ma myoung mwoman, mand man molder mwoman. mThis medition mhas mmore mthan m1,400 mnew
th
mreferences mthat mwere mpublished msince mthe mearlier m5 medition, mas mwell mas mmany mconcepts mand
th th
mresearch-based mstudies mthat mwere mnot mdiscussed min mthe m5 medition. m(Do mnot muse mthe m5
medition, mwhich mhas ma mpurple mcover mand ma
2 mof m381
