Gender in psychology
Abstract
Gender is increasingly understood as defining a system of power relations embedded in other power relations. Psychological research on gender-which has most often focused on analysis of sex differences, within-sex variability, and gender roles-has begun to incorporate this new understanding. By drawing on three resources, psychologists can make more rapid progress in understanding gender's significance for psychological processes: social science theories that link the individual and social levels of analysis; constructs (such as identity) that bridge the social and individual levels; and conceptual tools generated in feminist theory, perhaps especially intersectionality. We review these resources, cite active research programs that have employed them, and conclude by offering some practical suggestions about how to incorporate these resources into our research.
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The incorporation of the gender variable has led to advances in understanding how gender relates to individual differences between men and women and how gender operates within social structures.
“This incorporation has led to advances in the understanding of how gender could relate to individual differences between men and women, and better understand how gender operates within the social structures of the institutions in which men and women coexist (Stewart & McDermott, 2004; Riger, 2000; Sánchez-López, Saavedra, Dresch, & Limiñana, 2014).”
From Health From a Gender Perspective (2017) · cites this paper as Stewart & McDermott, 2004
Advances in feminist theory have helped to make visible the great variety of characteristics, thanks to the incorporation of the gender variable.
“In parallel, the advances in feminist theory, both in interdisciplinary studies on women and within psychology itself, have helped to make visible the great variety of characteristics, thanks to the incorporation of the gender variable.”
From Health From a Gender Perspective (2017) · cites this paper as Stewart & McDermott, 2004
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- Authors
- Stewart, A. J., & McDermott, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- ORCID
- Stewart, Abigail J.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Psychology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2004-02-01
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 519-544
- ISSN
- 0066-4308 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2085
- OpenAlex
- W2111460386
- Cited by
- 450
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
- Keywords
- gender, power relations, sex differences, gender roles, intersectionality, feminist theory, identity
- MeSH terms
- Gender Identity, Humans, Personality, Psychological Theory, Psychology
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