Gender Discussion
Group
The Gender Discussion Group is a group of faculty and graduate students who are interested in topics related to gender. Our members are from areas across psychology as well as other departments. We meet once a month to discuss ongoing research and recent papers. Please contact Amanda Diekman if you have any questions or you are interested in joining the group.
Meetings, Spring 2008
343 Psychology
2
pm, the last Friday of the month
Members (at least
some of them)
Elizabeth
Brown
Amanda Johnston
Kate Kuvalanka
Terri Messman-Moore
Sandhya
Thomas
Recent (and
forthcoming) topics
2007-2008
|
Date |
Topic |
Researchers |
Readings |
|
4/25/08 |
Intersexuality |
Kate Kuvalanka, Ericka Coulter, & Katy Hinty |
Lev,
A. I. (2006). Intersexuality in the family: An unacknowledged trauma. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy,
10, 27-56. |
|
3/28/08 |
Feminist
social identity |
Elise Radina |
Rudman,
L. A., & Fairchild, K. (2007). The F word: Is feminism incompatible with beauty
and romance? Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 125-136. Roy,
R. E., Weibust, K. S., & Miller, C. T. (2007). Effets of stereotypes
about feminists on feminist self-identification. Psychology of Women
Quarterly, 31, 146-156. |
|
2/22/08 |
Gender
issues in academia |
|
|
|
1/25/08 |
Sexual
assertiveness |
Terri Messman-Moore & Dave Walker |
NO READINGS – we will hear these presentations: Sexual
Assertiveness in Relational Context:Development and Psychometric Properties of
The Sexual Assertiveness Questionnaire for Women (SAQ-W) - Terri L.
Messman-Moore Relational
Sexual Assertiveness Interacts with Consensual Sexual Activity to Increase
Risk for Sexual Coercion in Heterosexual College Women - Dave P. Walker |
|
10/26/07 |
Relational
notions of self-sufficiency, including the impact of social support on
self-sufficiency |
Victoria Ramey & Ann Fuehrer |
Kohler, J. K., Anderson, E. A., Oravecz, L., & Bruan, B. (2004).
Relationship constellations and dynamics of low-income rural mothers. Affilia, 29, 160-173. Kovach,
A. C., Becker, J., & Worley, H.
(2004). The impact of community health workers on the
self-determination, self-sufficiency, and decision-making ability of
low-income women and mothers of young children. Journal of Community Psychology, 3, 343-356. |
|
9/28/07 |
Trauma
in girls in juvenile detention |
Melissa Arnzen Moeddel & Patricia Kerig |
Chamberlain, P., & Moore, K. J. (2002). Chaos and trauma in
the lives of adolescent females with antisocial behavior and delinquency. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment &
Trauma, 6, 79-108. Ford, J.D., Chapman, J., Mack, J. M., & Pearson, G. (2006).
Pathways from traumatic child victimization to delinquency: Implications for
juvenile and permancy court proceedings and decisions. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 57, 13-26. |
|
8/31/07 |
Exploring
gender role flexibility |
Amanda Johnston & Amanda Diekman |
None |
2006-2007
|
Date |
Topic |
Researchers |
Readings |
|
4/19/07 |
Transgender
issues |
Kate
Kuvalanka |
Maguen,
S., Shipherd, J. C., & Harris, H. N. (2005). Providing culturally
sensitive care for transgender patients. Cognitive
Behavioral Practice, |
|
3/22/07 |
"When
I am Old I Shall Wear Purple":
Red Hatters Cope with Getting Old |
Elise Radina |
Blieszner, R. (2006). A lifetime of caring: Dimensions and
dynamics in late-life close relationships. Personal Relationships, 13, 1-18. Essex, M. J., & Nam, S. (1987). Marital status and
loneliness among older women: The differential importance of close family and
friends. Journal of Marriage and the
Family, 49, 93-106. |
|
2/22/07 |
Sexual
consent & compliance |
Margaret Wright & Emily Crawford |
Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2003). Sexual compliance:
Gender, motivational, and relationship perspectives. The Journal of Sex Research, 40, 87-100. Greene, K., &
Faulkner, S. L. (2005). Gender, belief in the sexual double standard, and
sexual talk in heterosexual dating relationships. Sex Roles, 53, 239-251. |
|
2/1/07 |
Change
in gender roles |
Amanda
Diekman |
Goldin,
C., & Shim, M. (2004). Making a name: Women's surnames at marriage and
beyond. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 18, 143-160. Wells,
B. E., & Twenge, J. M. (2005). Changes in young people's sexual behavior
and attitudes, 1943-1999: A cross-temporal meta-analysis. Review of
General Psychology, 9, 249-261. |
|
10/20/06 |
Brenda
Major - stigma & attributions to prejudice |
|
Major, B., & Gramzow, R. H. (1999). Abortion as stigma: Cognitive and emotional implications of concealment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 735-745.
Major, B., Gramzow, R. H., McCoy, S. K., Levin, S., Schmader, T., & Sidanius, J. (2002). Perceiving personal discrimination: The role of group status and legitimizing ideology. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 269-282. |
2005-2006
|
Date |
Topic |
Readings |
|
3/27/06 |
Stereotypic
& counterstereotypic influences on achievement |
Dasgupta, N., & Asgari, S. (2004). Seeing is believing: Exposure to
counterstereotypic women leaders and its effect on the malleability of
automatic gender stereotyping. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology,
40, 642-658. Stake, J. E., & Nickens, S. D. (2005). Adolescent girls' and boys' science peer relationships and perceptions
of the possible self as scientist. Sex Roles, 52, 1-11. |
|
2/27/06 |
The
maternal wall |
Articles from Biernat, M., Crosby, F.J., & Williams, J. C. (2004).
The maternal wall: Research and policy perspectives on discrimination against
mothers. Journal of Social Issues, 60. |
|
1/30/06 |
Sexual
vicitimation & labeling |
Gavey, N. (1999). "I wasn't raped, but . . . ": Revisiting
definitional problems in sexual victimization. In S. Lamb (Ed.), New
Versions of Victims: Feminists Struggle with the Concept (pp. 57-81). New
York: New York University Press. Harned, M. S. (2004). Does it matter what you call it? The
relationship between labeling unwanted sexual experiences and distress. Journal
of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 72, 1090-1099. |
|
Fall 2005 |
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|
11/14/05 |
Stigma |
Kite, M. E.,
& Whitley, B. E. (2003). Do heterosexual women and men differ in their
attitudes toward homosexuality? A conceptual and methodological analysis. In
L. D. Garnets & D. C. Kimmel (Eds.), Psychological perspectives on
lesbian, gay, and bisexual experiences (2nd ed., pp. 39-61). New York:
Columbia University Press. Ellis, J., &
Fox, P. (2001). The effect of self-identified sexual orientation on helping
behavior in a British sample: Are lesbians and gay men treated differently? Journal
of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 1238-1247 |
|
10/10/05 |
Gender
differences & similarities |
Baron-Cohen, S. (2002). The extreme male brain theory of autism. Trends
in Cognitive Sciences, 6, 248-254. Hyde, J. S. (2005). The gender similarities hypothesis. American
Psychologist, 60, 581-592. |
|
9/12/05 |
Gender
and friendship |
Benenson, J. F.
& Christakos, A. (2003). The greater fragility of females' versus males'
closest same-sex friendships. Child Development, 74, 1123-1129. Morry, M. M.,
& Harasymchuk, C. (2005). Perceptions of locus of control and
satisfaction in friendships: The impact of problem-solving strategies. Journal
of Social and Personal Relationships, 22, 183-206. |
|
Spring 2005 |
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|
4/22/05 |
Socialization
of emotion expression |
Chaplin, T. M., Cole, P. M., & Zahn-Waxler, C. (2005). Parental
socialization of emotion expression: Gender differences and relations to
child adjustment. Emotion, 5, 80-88. |
|
3/25/05 |
Objectification
theory |
Hebl, M. R., King, E. B., & Lin, J. (2004). The swimsuit becomes
us all: Ethnicity, gender, and vulnerability to self-objectification. Personality
and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 1322-1331. Henderson-King, D., Henderson-King, E., & Hoffman, L. (2001).
Media images and women's self evaluations: Social context and importance of
attractiveness as moderators. Personality & Social Psychology
Bulletin, 27, 1407-1416. |
|
2/11/05 |
Physical
aggression |
Trickett, P. K.,
& Gordis, E. B. (2004). Aggression and antisocial behavior in sexually
abused females. In M. Putallaz, & K. L. Bierman (Eds.), Aggression,
antisocial behavior, and violence among girls: A developmental perspective.
(pp. 162-185). New York: Guilford. Zoccolillo, M.,
Paquette, D., & Tremblay, R. (2005). Maternal conduct disorder and the
risk for the next generation. In D. J. Pepler, K. C. Madsen, C. Webster,
& K. S. Levene (Eds.), The development and treatment of girlhood
aggression. (pp. 225-252). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. |
|
2/4/05 |
Social
support & help-seeking |
Addis, M. E.,
& Mahalik, J. R. (2003). Men, masculinity, and the contexts of help
seeking. American Psychologist, 58, 5-14. Neff, L. A.,
& Karney, B. R. (2005). Gender differences in social support: A question
of skill or responsiveness? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
88, 79-90. |
|
Fall 2004 |
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|
11/9/04 |
Relational
aggression |
Downey,
G., Irwin, L., Ramsay, M., & Ayduk, O. (2004). Rejection sensitivity and
girls' aggression. In M. M. Moretti, C. L. Odgers & M. A. Jackson (Eds.),
Girls and aggression: Contributing factors and intervention principles
(pp. 7-25). New York: Kluwer. Linder, J. R., Crick, N. R., & Collins, W. A.
(2002). Relational aggression and victimization in young adults' romantic
relationships: Associations with parent, peer, and romantic relationship
quality. Social Development, 11, 69-86. |
|
10/19/04 |
Gender
roles & scripts |
Kite, M. E.
(2001). Changing times, changing gender roles: Who do we want women and men
to be? In R. K. Unger (Ed.), Handbook of the Psychology of Women and
Gender (pp. 215-227). New York: Wiley. Krahe, B. (2000).
Sexual scripts and heterosexual aggression. In T. Eckes & H. M. Trautner
(Eds.), The Developmental Social Psychology of Gender (pp. 273-292).
Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. |
|
9/14/04 |
Sexism
|
Kaiser, C. R.,
& Miller, C. T. (2004). A stress and coping perspective on confronting
sexism. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28, 168-178. |