Psychology of Gender Through the Lens of Culture, 2015
Theories and Applications

This unique collection brings a rarely-seen indigenous and global perspective to the study of gender and psychology. Within these chapters, researchers who live and work in the countries and cultures they study examine gender-based norms, values, expression, and relations across diverse Western and non-Western societies. Familiar as well as less-covered locations and topics are analyzed, including China, New Zealand, Israel, Turkey, Central America, the experience of refugees, and gendered health inequities across Africa such as in the treatment of persons with HIV. Included, too, are examples of culturally appropriate interventions to address disparities, and data on the extent to which these steps toward equality are working.

Structurally, the volume is divided into three sections. The first two parts of the book take readers on a journey to different regions of the world to illustrate the most recent trends in research concerning gender issues, and then outline present implications and future prospects for the psychological analysis of both gender & culture. The third section of the book has an applied perspective and focuses on the cultural norms and values reinforcing gender equality as well as cultural and social barriers to them.

A sampling of the topics covered:

• Sexual orientation across culture and time.
• A broader conceptualization of sexism in Poland.
• An analysis of gender roles within the family in Switzerland
• Modern-day dowries in South Asian international arranged marriages.
• The current state of gender equality in the United States of America.
• Socio-cultural determinants of gender disparity in Ghana.

Psychology of Gender Through the Lens of Culture is a milestone toward core human rights and goals worldwide, and a critical resource for psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, gender studies researchers, public policy makers and all those interested in promoting gender equality throughout the world.

Chapter 1 Introduction

Safdar, S. & Kosakowska-Berezecka, N.

Part I           Research with specific groups

Chapter 2       

The Psychological Experience of Refugees: A Gender and Cultural Analysis

Marta Y. Young & K. Jacky Chan

Chapter 3

Money is the Root of All Evil: Modern-day Dowries in South Asian International Arranged Marriages

Noorfarah Merali

Chapter 4       

Sexual Orientation Across Culture and Time

Konstantin O. Tskhay & Nicholas O. Rule

Part II         Gender across the world

Chapter 5       

Housework Allocation and Gender (In)equality: The Chinese Case

Joyce Lai Ting Leong, Sylvia Xiaohua Chen & Michael Harris Bond

Chapter 6

From Atatürk to Erdoğan:  Women in Modern Turkey         

Gunes N. Zeytinoglu & Richard F. Bonnabeau

Chapter 7

Israeli Women – Changes and their Consequences 

Dahlia Moore

Chapter 8

Gender and Culture: Russian perspective

Irina Shmeleva & Ludmila Pochebut

Chapter 9

A Broader Conceptualization of Sexism: The case of Poland

Małgorzata Mikołajczak & Janina Pietrzak

Chapter 10

Perception of gender differences in competition in the post-socialist Hungary

Márta Fülöp & Mihály Berkics

Chapter 11

Development of gender prejudice from childhood to adulthood: a Spanish perspective

Soledad de Lemus^, Pilar Montañés^,  Jesús L. Megías& Miguel Moya

Chapter 12

Gender Roles Within The Family:  A Study Across Three Language Regions Of Switzerland

Elena Makarova  & Walter Herzog

Chapter 13

The Land of Opportunity?: Gender in the United States of America

Deborah L. Best & Alexandra M. DeLone

Chapter 14                                                                                     

Gender stereotypes, sexuality and culture in Mexico

Anna-Emilia Hietanen & Susan Pick

Chapter 15

For Men Life is Hard, for Women Life is Harder:  Gender Roles in Central America

Judith L. Gibbons & Sandra E. Luna

Chapter 16     

Balancing the scales of gender and culture in contemporary South Africa

Claude-Hélène Mayer & Antoni Barnard

Part III        Applications

Chapter 17     

Comparative Approaches to Gendered Interventions in New Zealand Mainstream and Ethnic Communities

Angela R. Robinson & James H. Liu

Chapter 18

Gender, Culture, And Inequality In Ghana: An Examination Of Socio-Cultural Determinants Of Gender Disparity

Charity Akotia & Adote Anum

Chapter 19     

Gender and Health Inequality in Africa:  the case of HIV

Amina Abubakar & Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo

Provides a comprehensive analysis of gender in a global context using psychological theories

Focuses on applied research including culturally sensitive interventions and gender empowerment

Examines the role of culture in constructing gender

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras