The Handbook of Women, Psychology, and the Law
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The Handbook of Women, Psychology, and the Law is a groundbreaking book that presents legal and psychological perspectives on how society has responded to the most vital (and often controversial) contemporary women′s issues. The
Handbook covers such important topics as abortion, rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, divorce, poverty, welfare, and mental health. Written by experts in the fields of jurisprudence, clinical psychology, feminist psychology, ethics, and public policy, this essential volume shows how crucial social issues have effected civil and criminal law. This comprehensive resource
Describes the evolution of gender–related legal decisions
Explores sexual harassment in the workplace from both the individual s and the organization s viewpoints
Explains the invisible aspect of women s contributions to the workplace
Describes the ambivalence of the courts in cases involving pregnant employees
Presents an update of the psychological and legal sides of abortion
Reports on the gender gap in health insurance coverage
Offers a cross–cultural overview of women and depression
Explores recent legal interventions for incarcerated women who killed their batterers
Gives an analysis of rape from an international perspective and explores the use of rape as a weapon of war
Presents particular issues affecting women from places such as southern Africa, Uganda, and China
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Inhoudsopgave
<p>1. Psychological Gender Differences: Contemporary Theories and Controversies (Natalie Porter).</p>
<p>2. Women and the Law: A Brief History (Andrea Barnes).</p>
<p>3. Women,Work, and Discrimination (Nancy Lynn Baker).</p>
<p>4. Sexual Harassment: The Organizational Perspective (Jay M. Finkelman).</p>
<p>5. Relational Practice: A Feminist Reconstruction of Work (Joyce K. Fletcher).</p>
<p>6. Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace (Lisa Wilson).</p>
<p>7. Update on Abortion Law (Andrea Barnes).</p>
<p>8. Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives: Narrowing the Gender Gap in Health Care Coverage (Judith C. Appelbaum, Virginia S. Davis).</p>
<p>9. Women and Depression (Jennifer R. R. Hightower).</p>
<p>10. Intimacy and Injury: Legal Interventions for Battered Women (Phyllis Goldfarb).</p>
<p>11. Rape Resistance: Successes and Challenges (Patricia D. Rozee).</p>
<p>12. Women s Human Rights Abuses in the Name of Religion (Shannon M. Roesler).</p>
<p>13. Sexual Violence Against Women in War and Armed Conflict (Gretchen Borchelt).</p>
<p>14. Women and the Military (Catherine Toth).</p>
<p>15. Discrimination Against Women in the World of Human Rights: The Case of Women in Southern Africa (Teresa Mugadza).</p>
<p>16. Ugandan Women: Resiliency and Protective Factors in Confronting HIV/AIDS (Valata Jenkins–Monroe).</p>
<p>17. Population Control in China (Renee Huebner).</p>
<p>The Editor.</p>
<p>The Contributors.</p>
<p>Name Index.</p>
<p>Subject Index.</p>
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