Springer Women's Evolving Lives: Global and Psychosocial Perspectives

This wide-ranging collection analyzes the status and advancement of women both in a national context and collectively on a global scale, as a powerful social force in a rapidly evolving world. The countries studied―China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Cameroon, South Africa, Italy, France, Brazil, Belize, Mexico, and the United States―represent a cross-section of economic conditions, cultural and religious traditions, political realities, and social contexts that shape women’s lives, challenges, and opportunities. Psychological and human rights perspectives highlight worldwide goals for equality and empowerment, with implications for today’s girls as they become the next generation of women. Throughout these chapters, women’s lived experience is compared and contrasted in such critical areas as: Home and work lives Physical, medical, and psychological issues Safety and violence Sexual and reproductive concerns Political participation and status under the law Impact of technology and globalism Country-specific topics Women's Evolving Lives is a forward-facing reference for psychology professionals of varied disciplines, as well as for colleagues in other fields, including women’s and gender studies, sociology, anthropology, international studies, and education. The wide scope of concerns also makes this anthology relevant and instructive to readers in diverse non-academic settings.   From the Back Cover This wide-ranging collection analyzes the status and advancement of women both in a national context and collectively on a global scale, as a powerful social force in a rapidly evolving world. The countries studied―China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Cameroon, South Africa, Italy, France, Brazil, Belize, Mexico, and the United States―represent a cross-section of economic conditions, cultural and religious traditions, political realities, and social contexts that shape women’s lives, challenges, and opportunities. Psychological and human rights perspectives highlight worldwide goals for equality and empowerment, with implications for today’s girls as they become the next generation of women. Throughout these chapters, women’s lived experience is compared and contrasted in such critical areas as: Home and work lives Physical, medical, and psychological issues Safety and violence Sexual and reproductive concerns Political participation and status under the law Impact of technology and globalism Country-specific topics Women's Evolving Lives is a forward-facing reference for psychology professionals of varied disciplines, as well as for colleagues in other fields, including women’s and gender studies, sociology, anthropology, international studies, and education. The wide scope of concerns also makes this anthology relevant and instructive to readers in diverse non-academic settings.   About the Author Carrie M. Brown received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology (developmental concentration), with a minor in research methodology, from Saint Louis University. From 2011-2015, she served as Assistant Professor of Psychology at Agnes Scott College – a women’s college in Decatur, Georgia where she was the head of the Race, Ethnicity, and Culture Lab. Currently the Secretary of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, she has been an author of over 35 papers and posters that have been presented at conferences both in the United States and other parts of the world. Her research interests include racial and ethnic socialization, racial and ethnic identity, acculturation, and interpersonal acceptance and rejection. With Karen Ripoll-Nunez and Anna Laura Comunian, she edited Expanding Horizons: Current Research on Interpersonal Acceptance: Selected Papers from the Third International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection (2012). Uwe P. Gielen received his Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University.  His work has centered on international family psycholo