McGraw-Hill Education Sex and Gender: Student Projects and Exercises

Sex and Gender: Student Projects and Exercises, consists of observational projects, individual and small group exercises, and self-tests appropriate for supplementing primary and undergraduate texts in Psychology of Gender, Psychology of Women, and Women’s Studies. It will also be of interest to faculty teaching Research Methods and Introductory Psychology who wish to place a greater emphasis on issues of gender. This workbook is the first of its kind―there are currently no student activity workbooks available to supplement primary texts in these courses. Each project or exercise encourages students to engage in critical thinking about psychological constructs, theoretical issues, and empirical research in sex and gender. A discussion of the interaction of race and ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation in the construction of gender is integrated throughout the text. Topics include: sex and gender as psychological constructs, the social construction of masculinity and femininity, how to critically evaluate research investigating gender differences, the intersection of racism, sexism, and heterosexism, and the role of social and interpersonal power in the lives of men and women. From the Publisher Projects and exercises based on empirical research on sex and gender, yet very accessible Encourages critical thinking and active learning Integrates issues of racism, sexism, and heterosexism throughout Final chapter addresses issues of personal and social change Text is structured to be compatible with all major texts on the Psychology of Women and Gender About the Author Cheryl A. Rickabaugh received her B.A. in Psychology from California State University, Los Angeles in 1982 and her M.A. and Ph.D. from University of California, Riverside in 1989 in Social-Personality Psychology. Cheryl is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology and Department Chair at the University of Redlands and is also affiliated with the interdisciplinary Women's Studies Program at Redlands. Professor Rickabaugh has taught courses in gender roles or psychology of women for the past 10 years at UCR, Cal State San Bernardino, and University of Redlands and has received outstanding teaching awards at both UCR and University of Redlands. Her research interests are in social cognition and gender-role stereotypes. Her most recent publications address the interaction of gender and AIDS-related stigma, and the social constructon of psychological well-being in old age.