The Psychology of Women and Gender: Half the Human Experience +

With clear, comprehensive, and cutting-edge coverage, The Psychology of Women and Gender: Half the Human Experience + delivers an authoritative analysis of classical and up-to-the-minute research from a feminist, psychological viewpoint. Authors Nicole M. Else-Quest and Janet Shibley Hyde examine the cultural and biological similarities and differences between genders, noting how they are often a result of inequality. The Ninth Edition emphasizes rigorous methodology and reviewing and evaluating empirical evidence, helping demystify the scientific process in this field of study. Hands-on applications through case studies that integrate research from other disciplines give students further experience with key issues. This proven resource equips readers with a strong foundation for understanding the dynamic influences of gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity in the context of psychology and society, along with strategies for thinking critically about popular culture and using psychological science to improve people’s lives and promote gender equality.

"I find the text to be very comprehensive and user friendly. Students will appreciate the conclusions" 
-- Mary-Theresa Howard

"The text is comprehensive and is written in a student friendly manner. The content is current (which speaks to students). I particularly like the research boxes that can be used as assignments. The way that it is presented, students can clearly see how the assignments fit into the text."
-- Barbara Carl

"This book is not only up-to-date, but expands on topics that receive only cursory mention in other books. It also not only mentions non-binary gender identity and expression, but it does spend time on discussion specific issues."
-- Jeannie DiClementi

"Very clear, well focused and easy to follow; Good historical overview of foundational knowledge." 
-- Chivi Kapungu

"Well-balanced approach to gender, easy to read and comprehend. Very student friendly."
-- LeAnne Forquer Epling

Nicole M. Else-Quest is Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she was on the faculty at Villanova University and then at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has been teaching the psychology of women and gender regularly since 2004 and currently teaches a course on women in science. Else-Quest’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and focuses on intersectionality, gender and ethnic identity development in adolescence, and diversity in STEM. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and a member of APA Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) and Division 44 (Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity).

Janet Shibley Hyde, the Helen Thompson Woolley Professor of Psychology and Gender & Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, received her education at Oberlin College and the University of California, Berkeley. She first taught a psychology of women course in 1973 at Bowling Green State University, then at Denison University, and she now teaches it at UW–Madison. Hyde’s research interests are in gender differences and similarities, as well as gender development in adolescence. She is a past president of APA Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Hyde served as editor of the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly (1986–1989), and she is also author of the textbook Understanding Human Sexuality. The winner of many teaching awards, Hyde most recently received the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science (APS) for lifetime contributions to the applications of psychology.