{"product_id":"gender-emotion-and-the-family-9780674005518","title":"Gender Emotion and the Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntegrating a wealth of perspectives and research—biological, sociocultural, developmental—Brody’s work explores the nature and extent of gender differences in emotional expression, and the complex question of how such differences come about. Nurture, far more than nature, emerges here as the stronger force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender, Emotion, and the Family\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on gender differences in the experience and expression of emotion...[Brody] has gathered an amazing amount of data from innumerable studies...[and gives] a balanced account of the effect of environmental variables on the development of emotion. -- Lucy Horwitz * Boston Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eFinally, an accurate and well-balanced discussion of topics that are on everybody's mind. Brody integrates research on the socialization of violence in boys and of the caretaking role for girls. Both this book \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e actual scientific research strongly support the role of nurture rather than nature in gender socialization...[A] highly recommended book. -- F. Smolucha * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a wealth of information, [Leslie Brody] illuminates the ways in which men and women, boys and girls, develop and express emotions in the context of the family...This in-depth research addresses many issues, from power in relationships to the physiological expression of emotion; evidence of contradictory findings is detailed. This is a valuable addition to the ever-changing frontiers of behavior research. -- Margaret Cardwell * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eBrody has formidable mastery of this burgeoning field. \u003ci\u003eGender, Emotion, and the Family\u003c\/i\u003e offers new theoretical insights for lay readers and fellow scholars alike. Highly readable, responsible, and original, this will be the major work on the socialization of emotion for a long time to come. -- Judith A. Hall, Northeastern University\u003cbr\u003eA beautifully written text that integrates theory and research in a sophisticated yet highly readable way. Brody examines the development of emotional experience and expression in the family and the intimate connections between emotion, familial relationships, and gender. Brody's tremendous breadth of scholarship shows in every chapter, and her thoughtful, comprehensive, and insightful responses to the complex questions in the field are a must read for students and scholars alike. -- Amy G. Halberstadt, North Carolina State University\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Brody provides a careful evaluation of the research data on precisely what the gender differences are--and are not--in emotional experience and expression, but that is only the first strength of her book. With an original and complex transactional theory, she shows how physiological, relational and cultural factors interact in creating gender differences in emotion, and reminds us how peculiar it is to try--as psychologists have!-- to make much of any single factor. \u003ci\u003eGender, Emotion, and the Family\u003c\/i\u003e outlines a compelling research agenda that will move the next generation of empirical studies to a new and much more exciting level. -- Abigail Stewart, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003eAn invaluable resource for researchers on all aspects of the psychology and sociology of gender, \u003ci\u003eGender, Emotion, and the Family\u003c\/i\u003e comprehensively synthesizes and re-analyzes the enormous research literature on supposed gender differences in emotional expression. Leslie Brody offers a clear and compelling critique of the widespread belief that males and females have essentially different emotional styles. Arguing that apparent gender differences in emotion are closely related to gender differences in dominance and power, Brody illuminates the great diversity of experience and behavior found among members of the same sex, and reminds us of the powerful role played by stereotypes in dictating emotions that men and women should display, and the pressures they feel to conform to those stereotypes. -- Elizabeth Aries, Amherst College\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the main points about the complexities and contingencies of gender differences and their development, the book contains accounts of many, many fascinating studies and intriguing points of view...Brody ultimately succeeds in articulating a comprehensive, thoughtful, and intellectually rigorous review of the research literature on gender differences in emotional expression, from a feminist empiricist perspective.  This is an important book to own...a valuable reference for researchers and professionals. * Contemporary Psychology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction    THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF GENDER DIFFERENCES   Understanding Emotional Expression  Words, Faces, Voices, and Behaviors  Physiological Arousal and Patterns of Emotional Expression  Sad or Mad? The Quality of Emotions   GENDER, BIOLOGY, AND THE FAMILY   The State of the Art: Biological Differences?  Transactional Relationships within Families  Gender Identification and De-identification in the Family  Fathers and the Family Climate   CULTURAL ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF GENDER DIFFERENCES   Social Motives, Power, and Roles  Stereotypes and Display Rules  The Power of Peers  The Health Consequences of Gender-Stereotypic Emotional Expression  Rethinking Gender and Emotion    Notes  References  Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359086182743,"sku":"9780674005518","price":31.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674005518.jpg?v=1754123525","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gender-emotion-and-the-family-9780674005518","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}