The Psychology of Women (7th Edition) – Complete Test Bank with Chapter Outlines and Key Concepts

2025/2026 The

Psychology

of Women

7th Edition-

Margaret

W. Matlin’s

Test Bank




Dominic Njoroge
STUVIA
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, CHAPTER OUTLINES




CHAPTER 1

Introduction




Central Concepts in the Psychology of Women

Sex and Gender

Sex

Gender

“Doing Gender”

The Extent of Social Biases

Sexism

Racism

Classism

Ableism

Heterosexism/Sexual Prejudice

Ageism

Feminist Approaches

Liberal Feminism

Cultural Feminism

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, Radical Feminism

Women-of-Color Feminism

Psychological Approaches to Gender Similarity and Difference

The Similarities Perspective

social constructionism

The Differences Perspective

essentialism




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, A Brief History of the Psychology of Women

Early Studies of Gender Comparisons

The Emergence of the Psychology of Women as a Discipline

1970s

Problems with the 1970s Framework

 gender is complicated

 blaming women, ignoring the situation

The Current Status of the Psychology of Women

Complex Answers

Research Increasing

Interactions of Gender and Other Factors

Interdisciplinary Studies

Conflicting Research Findings

Change

Women and Ethnicity

The White-Privilege Concept

Peggy McIntosh

White-Privilege Concept

White-as-Normative Concept

Women of Color

Demographics

Latina Women

Hispanic, Latinas/Latinos, Chicanas/Chicanos

border crossing

Black Women
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