Well-grounded in research, this accessible book presents psychology as it has been transformed -- and is being transformed -- by the inclusion of women in the discipline. It discusses the changes that a feminist vision of psychology has made in everything from the methods used to the topics being studied, until ultimately, the readers' views of psychology and themselves are transformed. Chapter topics cover feminist transformations of psychology; the intersection of sex, gender, and sexuality; women's lives from adolescence through old age; gender comparisons; sexism: sexist prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination; women's multiple roles; women's physical health, mental health, male violence against girls and women; and making a difference: transforming ourselves, our relationships, and our society.

1. Feminist Transformations of Psychology: Theres No Turning Back. 2. Biological Essentialism: Our Bodies, Ourselves? 3. Socialization Practices: Learning to Be Ourselves in a Gender-Polarized World. 4. Changes Across the Life Course: Womens Lives from Adolescence through Old Age. 5. Gender Comparisons: Questioning the Significance of Difference. 6. Sexism: Sexist Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination. 7. Womens Multiple Roles: Achieving Satisfaction in Close Relationships. 8. Multiple Roles Continued: Work, Wages, and Closing the Gap. 9. Womens Physical Health and Well-Being: Understudied, Mythologized, but Changing. 10. Womens Mental Health and Well-Being: From 'Mental Disorders' to Feminist Practice. 11. Male Violence Against Girls and Women: Linking Fears of Violence, Harassment, Rape, and Abuse. 12. Making a Difference: Transforming Ourselves, Our Relationships, and Our Society. References. Index.