How frequently do women experience sexist discrimination? Does sexism have an effect on women's physical or mental health? How can we measure the impact of sexism, both blatant and subtle, on women exposed to it? Discrimination against Women provides answers to these questions. Part One offers an empirically validated scale for measuring the health effects of sexism, and presents the findings which resulted from using the scale on a large sample of women surveyed by the authors. Part Two consists of contributions from leading psychologists on what women can do about discrimination in their own lives. The final part reviews laws regarding discrimination against women in the United States. An Appendix offers a guide to

Discrimination against women : prevelance, consequences, remedies

Hope Landrine, Elizabeth A. Klonoff, Elizabeth Adele Klonoff

[edited by] Hope Landrine, Elizabeth A. Klonoff

Landrine, Hope, 1954-; Klonoff, Elizabeth A

Landrine, Hope, Klonoff, Elizabeth Adele

Elizabeth A Klonoff; Hope Landrine

Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications

SAGE Publications, Incorporated

AltaMira Press

Corwin Press

United States, United States of America

Thousand Oaks, Calif, California, 1997

August 15, 1997

August 8, 1997

London, 1997

1, US, 1997

tight binding

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-249) and index.

In Discrimination Against Women, Authors Hope Landrine And Elizabeth A. Klonoff Offer The First Empirically Validated Scale For Measuring The Health Effects Of Sexism And Present Their Findings From Using The Scale On A Large Sample Of Women They Surveyed. The Authors Report On Their Studies Assessing The Frequency Of Discrimination Against Women And Examining The Physical And Mental Health Impact Of That Discrimination. They Found Both That Sexist Discrimination Is Rampant In America And That It Contributes Significantly To Physical And Psychiatric Symptoms Among Women. To Make Their Scientific Findings More Accessible Across Disciplines And Professions, The Authors Have Included Contributions From Leading Psychologists On What Women Can Do About Discrimination In Their Lives. They Then Present A Review Of The Laws Regarding Discrimination Against Women To Provide Women With Basic Information On The Legal Status Of Discrimination Suits. An Appendix Offers A Guide Through The Methodological Issues Underlying The Authors' Sexism Scale And Findings And Provides A Primer For Readers Unfamiliar With Scientific Research And Statistics. Measuring Sexual Discrimination: The Schedule Of Sexist Events -- Social Status Differences In Experiencing Sexist Discrimination -- Physical And Psychiatric Correlates Of Sexist Discrimination -- Replication And Extension Of The Schedule Of Sexist Events -- Appraisal Versus Frequency Of Sexist Discrimination In Women's Symptoms -- Theoretical Model And Interim Summary -- Coping With Sexist Discrimination: Toward Recovery And Resistance / Phyllis Bronstein -- Individual And Collective Action: Social Approaches And Remedies For Sexist Discrimination / Bernice Lott, Lisa M. Rocchio -- Legal Approaches To Sex Discrimination / Lynne A. Wurzburg, Robert H. Klonoff. [edited By] Hope Landrine, Elizabeth A. Klonoff. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 239-249) And Index.

This book reports two scientific studies of the frequency of discrimination against women and the physical and mental health impacts of discrimination. The preface and introduction contain an overview of the studies, which examined a sample of women selected to represent educational, racial, economic, and age diversity, and a summary of existing scientific evidence of sex discrimination in health care, salaries, and work. The following items are included in part 1 (the first six chapters): rationale for and content of the 20-item Schedule of Sexist Events (SSE) that served as the survey instrument; results of administering the survey to the two samples (which consisted of 631 and 652 women, respectively); physical and psychiatric symptoms experienced by the women; and a theoretical model of how sexist discrimination impacts women's mental and physical health. The following papers constitute part 2 (chapters 7-8: "Coping with Sexist Discrimination: Toward Recovery and Resistance" (Phyllis Bronstein); "Individual and Collective Action: Social Approaches and Remedies for Sexist Discrimination" (Bernice Lott, Lisa M. Rocchio); and part 3 consisting of the paper "Legal Approaches to Sex Discrimination" (Lynne A. Wurzburg, Robert H. Klonoff). Fifty-two tables/figures are included. Appended is an explanation of the statistical analysis techniques used. Contains 273 references. (MN)

This text seeks to provide answers to the questions: how frequently do women experience sexual discrimination? Does sexism have an effect on women's physical or mental health. How can we measure the impact of sexism, both blatant and subtle, on women exposed to it?

xv, 264 p. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-249) and index

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