Abstract: "Toward a New Psychology of Women will help women see that authenticity and subordination are incompatible, and that humanity without authenticity is a contradiction in terms."

Abstract: "Readings by psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists treat the development of sex differences."

Abstract: "The Courage to Heal is an inspiring, comprehensive guide that offers hope and encouragement to every woman who was sexually abused as a child- and those who care about her."

Abstract: "In an emotionally revealing way Bradshaw shows us how toxic shame is the core problem in our compulsions, co-dependencies, addictions and the drive to superachieve, resulting in the breakdown in the family system and our inability to go forward with our lives."

Abstract: "People want to help one another, and helpers need to be needed...The basic purposes of this book are to describe this helping process and to provide a road map for interested people helpers to suggest relevant principles, skills, and research."

Abstract: Caplan describes the four pervasive myths that were the origin of the barrier between women.

Abstract: "Everything you want to know about this safe, effective, no-mess, time-tested birth control option."

Abstract: "...I describe the relationship between the female condition and what we call madness..."

Abstract: "...it seems clear that the history of childhood must be of major importance to any study of human society, for if, as it is said, the child is father to the man, it should be possible, with an understanding of any individual's or any group's past, to form a more intelligent judgment of their performance as adults."

Abstract: "Following in the ground-breaking tradition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, Paul B. Doress-Worters and Diana Laskin Siegal address the needs of the growing number of women over the age of forty."

Abstract: "Collette Dowling and her controversial, powerful book have caused a shockwave of response across America..."

Abstract: "...although this book focuses specifically on those for whom helping is a formal part of their role- counselors, social workers, ministers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and the like- it is assumed that it will be useful for informal helpers, too."

Abstract: "Through candid self-disclosure and hundreds of interviews, Friday investigates a generational legacy and reveals the conflicting feelings of anger, hate, and love that daughters hold for their mothers- and why they so often 'become' that mother themselves."

Abstract: "Most American's would prefer a national health program like Canada's that costs less than ours and insures everyone. Why, in a democracy, isn't this an option?"

Abstract: "At last, a psychology that gives equal time to the intelligence of emotions."

Abstract: "Within the pages of this volume are interesting, well-illustrated articles by scientists, educators, researchers, and writers providing effective and useful perspectives on today's important topics in the study of drugs, society, and behavior."

Abstract: "The past ten years have been a decade of change unlike any other. Anyone going through personal crises must deal with them in a vastly different world."

Abstract: "Incest, according to Dr. Kane, comprises more than physical abuse: it includes a pathological denial of freedom, feeling and imagination, which constitutes psychic as well as physical abuse of the victim."

Abstract: "Long-term AIDS journalists and activists Cindy Patton and Janis Kelly have addressed one of the critical questions: How can women- heterosexual, lesbian, bisexual- enjoy full sexual lives and protect themselves from this deadly disease?"

Abstract: "There is no reason why one cannot live a happy and productive life, free from worry, if one becomes informed and avoids the clearly identified risk behaviors that spread this deadly disease."

Ray, O., & Ksir, C. (1990). Drugs, Society, & Human Behavior.

Abstract: "It is our hope that this updated and expanded text will continue to serve the needs of both teachers and students by providing a basis for understanding drugs and drug use from pharmacological, psychological, and social perspectives."

Rogers, A. (1949). Women Are Here to Stay: The Durable Sex in its Infinite Variety Through Half a Century of American Life.

Abstract: "A fascinating book containing 502 pictures; 38,000 words of text; innumerable women, a number of men, and endless entertainment."

Roth, G. (1992). When Food is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy.

Abstract: "...shows how dieting and compulsive eating often become a substitute for intimacy."

Roth, G. (1993). Feeding the Hungry Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating.

Abstract: "The inside of a food binge is deep and dark... a descent into a world in which every restriction is cut loose, nothing matters..."

Schulder, D., & Kenddedy, F. (1971). Abortion Rap.

Abstract: "Testimony by women who have suffered the consequences of restrictive abortion laws."

Shibley Hyde, J., & Rosenberg, B. G. (1980). Half the Human Experience: The Psychology of Women.

Abstract: "Half the human experience explores the psychology of women and assumes little or no prior knowledge of psychology."

Taylor, D, & Coverdale Sumrall, A. (1991). Women of the 14th Moon: Writings on Menopause.

Abstract: "...for any woman who has experienced menopause or who know she one day will and doesn't quite know what to expect."

Troll, L. E. (1977). Looking Ahead: Woman's Guide to the Problems and Joys of Growing Older.

Abstract: "...the editors provide articles that explore every aspect of life for women approaching their middle years and after, ranging from the effects and meaning of menopause to their contrasting roles in such ethnic groups as blacks and Jewish-Americans."

Williams, J. H. (1983). Psychology of Women: Behavior in a Biosocial Context.

Abstract: "As an expansive and unified treatment of the central issues in feminine psychology, Psychology of Women will remain the first choice among texts for courses in psychology of women, women's studies, and sociology of women."

Wilson Schaef, A. (1981). Women's Reality: An Emerging Female System in the White Male Society.

Abstract: "This book...points out ways of changing our perceptions of reality and gives us ways to validate our own."

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