Handbook of Girls' and Women's Psychological Health

by Judith Worell

Book Overview

This book integrates the role of gender in girls' and women's development across the life span, looking specifically at internal and external vulnerabilities and risks, and the protective or supportive factors that facilitate effective coping, positive growth, strength, and resilience. The interaction between physical, psychological, and cultural factors is integrated within each period of development. The book emphasizes how gender socialization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019516203X
• ISBN13: 9780195162035
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.3" x 10.3"