The Handbook of Women, Psychology, and the Law (PDF)
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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...
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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
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
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Handbook of Women, Psychology, and the Law (PDF)“
Introduction. 1. Psychological Gender Differences: Contemporary Theories and Controversies (Natalie Porter). 2. Women and the Law: A Brief History (Andrea Barnes). 3. Women,Work, and Discrimination (Nancy Lynn Baker). 4. Sexual Harassment: The Organizational Perspective (Jay M. Finkelman). 5. Relational Practice: A Feminist Reconstruction of Work (Joyce K. Fletcher). 6. Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace (Lisa Wilson). 7. Update on Abortion Law (Andrea Barnes). 8. Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives: Narrowing the Gender Gap in Health Care Coverage (Judith C. Appelbaum, Virginia S. Davis). 9. Women and Depression (Jennifer R. R. Hightower). 10. Intimacy and Injury: Legal Interventions for Battered Women (Phyllis Goldfarb). 11. Rape Resistance: Successes and Challenges (Patricia D. Rozee). 12. Women's Human Rights Abuses in the Name of Religion (Shannon M. Roesler). 13. Sexual Violence Against Women in War and Armed Conflict (Gretchen Borchelt). 14. Women and the Military (Catherine Toth). 15. Discrimination Against Women in the World of Human Rights: The Case of Women in Southern Africa (Teresa Mugadza). 16. Ugandan Women: Resiliency and Protective Factors in Confronting HIV/AIDS (Valata Jenkins-Monroe). 17. Population Control in China (Renee Huebner). The Editor. The Contributors. Name Index. Subject Index.
Autoren-Porträt
Andrea Barnes is a clinical psychologist and an attorney. She is currently working in the Learning Disabilities Service of the National Health Service, Lanarkshire, in Bothwell, Scotland. She was previously an associate professor and coordinator of the forensic psychology program at Alliant International University in Los Angeles.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2005, 1. Auflage, 480 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Andrea Barnes
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0787978736
- ISBN-13: 9780787978730
- Erscheinungsdatum: 06.05.2005
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