Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose (The more things change, the more they stay the same) / Michele A. Paludi, Carmen A. Paludi, Jr., Darlene C. DeFour -- Learning Masculinity and Femininity: Gender Socialization from Parents and Peers across the Life Span / Shelly Marmion, Paula Lundberg-Love -- Cultural Perspectives on Gender / Janet Sigal, Maureen Nally -- A Latin American Perspective on the Study of Gender / Eros R. DeSouza, John Baldwin, Silvia H. Koller, Martha Narvaz -- Gender, Sexuality, and Intimate Relationships / Donna Castaneda, Alyson Burns-Glover -- Gender and Mental Health: Incidence and Treatment Issues / Rudy Nydegger -- The Hidden Curriculum: Gender in the Classroom / Susan Basow -- Gender and Verbal and Nonverbal Communication / Marianne LaFrance, Jennifer L. Harris -- Feminist Research Methods: Studying Women and Gender / Maureen C. McHugh, Lisa Cosgrove -- Social Role Theory of Sex Differences and Similarities: Implications for the Sociopolitical Attitudes of Women and Men / Alice H. Eagly, Abigail A. Mitchell -- Gender, Justice, and Social Change / William P. Gaeddert -- The Role of Shame in Socio- and Subcultural Influences on Disordered Eating / Jean E. Denious, Nancy Felipe Russo, Lisa R. Rubin -- Development of Sex and Gender: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Experience / Ethel Tobach -- Feminism and Psychology / Joan C. Chrisler, Christine A. Smith.