Becoming Female

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Identity and the Immediate Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Development of Female Identity

      • Phyllis A. Katz

      Pages 3-28

   3. Growing Up Black and Female

      • Gloria Johnson Powell

      Pages 29-66

   4. Growing Up with a Physical Handicap

      • Shirley Sargent

      Pages 67-88

   5. The Father-Daughter Relationship: Past, Present, and Future

      • Michael E. Lamb, Margaret Tresch Owen, Lindsay Chase-Lansdale

      Pages 89-112

   6. Mothers and Daughters

      • Phyllis R. Magrab

      Pages 113-129

3. Characteristics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. Sex-Related Differences in Spatial Ability: A Developmental Psychological View

      • Lauren Julius Harris

      Pages 133-181

   3. The Role of Laughter and Humor in Growing Up Female

      • Paul E. McGhee

      Pages 183-206

   4. The Changing Nature of Female Delinquency

      • Sheila Balkan, Ronald J. Berger

      Pages 207-227

   5. The Play of Girls

      • Brian Sutton-Smith

      Pages 229-257

   6. Effects of Observed Violence on Females: A Critical Review

      • Susan H. Franzblau

      Pages 259-287

4. The Larger Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289

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   2. Where Are the Women Geniuses? Up the Down Escalator

      • Marilyn F. Graham, Beverly Birns

      Pages 291-312

   3. Some Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Becoming Female

      • Thomas S. Weisner

      Pages 313-332

   4. “On the Road to Find Out”: The Role Music Plays in Adolescent Development

      • Julie Marks

      Pages 333-362

   5. Portrait of a Female on Television: Some Possible Effects on Children

      • Norma D. Feshbach, Arline S. Dillman, Tricia S. Jordan

      Pages 363-385

   6. Dressing Up

      • Shane Adler

      Pages 387-397

5. Biological Considerations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 399-399

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Every woman ought to be filled with shame at the thought that she is woman. -Clement of Alexandria, c. 150-215 The five worst infirmities that afflict the female are indocility, discontent, slan­ der, jealousy, and silliness .... Such is the stupidity of woman's character, that it is incumbent upon her in every particular, to distrust herself and to obey her husband. -Confucian Marriage Manual Nature intended women to be our slaves. They are our property; we are not theirs. They belong to us, just as a tree that bears fruit belongs to a gardener. What a mad idea to demand equality for women.. . Women are nothing but machines for producing children. -Napoleon Bonaparte The fact of the matter is that the prime responsibility of a woman probably is to be on earth long enough to find the best mate possible for herself, and con­ ceive children who will improve the species. -Norman Mailer Read these quotes and wonder!! Wonder at the strength, tenacity, and grace of females who have endured outrageous slings and arrows without becoming violent, uncaring, or incapacitated. Sturdy stuff is contained in our double X, preserved and nurtured for other, less dis­ torted times. The Women in Context series is a reflection of the dawn­ ing light slowly illuminating woman as unique in some ways, but nei­ ther less than nor more than man. Surely, our imperfect world can well use all the talents and capabilities that men and women possess.

• Napoleon
• character
• children
• development
• genetics
• identity
• nature
• property
• quality
• trust
• women

• University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

  Claire B. Kopp

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