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The contributors show how and why clinical psychology has traditionally ignored gender issues, exploring the effects on both clients and clinicians, and suggesting ways of incorporating gender issues in both theory and clinical practice

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Every secondary school English department, as well as every college program that prepares English teachers, ought to know about this truly important contribution not only to English teaching but also to English teachers, those now in classrooms and those about to enter.

- English Journal

Provocative and highly readable, Gender Issues in the Teaching of English makes clear that the first step towards developing a gender-balanced learning environment is an awareness of the ways gender differences in language play themselves out in the classroom.

Nancy McCracken and Bruce Appleby have collected the voices of women and men--high school and college teachers and their students. The contributors are all teacher-researchers who write from their own experience and whose questions about gender differences led to inquiry and reflection on how they might alter their teaching and their research.

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Filling a gap on the existing literature on elder abuse and gender, Gender Issues in Elder Abuse analyzes the ways in which gender is central to the occurrence, detection, and prevention of elder abuse. The authors identify the gendered nature of elder abuse and contend that most elderly victims are women and that in domestic and in institutional settings women abuse women. They also argue that a significant number of older women are abused by their sons, a significant number of older men are abused by their female partners and daughters, and abuse occurs by both sexes of nonrelatives and noncarers. This groundbreaking volume considers why much of the research on elder abuse has failed to engage with these facts. The authors call for a reframing of the issue of elder abuse, specifically in professional guidelines for dealing with abuse which, they insist, should include gender awareness. They argue for elder abuse to be considered as a human rights issue rather than a private problem.This book will be essential reading for academics, students, and professionals in social work, social policy, women's studies, and gerontology. ... Read more

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During the past two decades, the study of how gender influences social life has moved from the outskirts to the center of current psychology research.Conflict surrounding this issue not only impacts the less-public environments of home and work, but stands in the forefront of national attention as seen in the Thomas confirmation hearings and the William Kennedy rape trial.Empirically based and practical, Gender Issues in Contemporary Society uses the expertise of eminent researchers to examine such conflict.Some of the specific issues covered are gender differences in emotion, desire for control, attitudes toward leadership, and expressive behavior.Such notables as Carol Nagy Jacklin, Barbara Gutek, Faye Crosby, Janet T. Spence, Joseph Pleck, and Susan Fiske contribute chapters that are accessible and engaging.Practitioners, scholars, researchers, policymakers, students, and general readers interested in the most current applications available in this field will find Gender Issues in Contemporary Society a most valuable resource. ... Read more