The Stereotyping of women : its effects on mental health / Violet Franks, Esther D. Rothblum, editors. - New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1983. - xii, 275 pages ; 24 cm. - Springer series, focus on women ; v. 5 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction / Esther D. Rothblum and Violet Franks -- Sex-role stereotypes and mental health / Jeffrey A. Kelly -- The development of sex-role stereotypes in children / Marsha Weinraub and Lynda M. Brown -- Sex roles and language use / Barbara Kirsh -- Sex-role stereotypes and depression in women / Esther D. Rothblum -- Women and agoraphobia / Kathleen A. Brehony -- Sex-role stereotypes and female sexual dysfunction / Helen E. Tevlin and Sandra R. Leiblum -- Women's assertion and the feminine sex-role stereotype / Charlene L. Muehlenhard -- Women, weight, and health / Marilyn A. Zegman -- The resocialization of single-again women / Judith Worell and Nikki Garret-Fulks -- Sex-role stereotypes and violence against women / Patricia A. Resick -- Concluding comments, criticism, and caution / Violet Franks and Esther D. Rothblum.

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Women--Mental health.
Sex role.
Sexism.
Women--Psychology.
Stereotyping.
Identification (Psychology)

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