Gender Development - Hardcover

Judith Elaine Blakemore is Professor of Psychology and Department Chair at Indiana University – Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Northern Illinois University.

Lynn S. Liben is Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, and Education at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Michigan.

"Developmental science focuses on the process of change over time and thus provides a unique and necessary perspective on questions about gender. Thus this is a much-needed text; even more, it is an excellent, detailed and highly scientific review of the extant research. The three authors are individually well-known researchers; each has done groundbreaking research in the area of gender development, and the three represent diverse approaches―biological, socioemotional and cognitive. Together, they provide an unparalleled presentation of the depth and scope of the most current research. ... One can read the book through for an in-depth examination of the research on gender development, or one can dip into it for a quick analysis of a particular issue. Thus it will be of great use both for the classroom―where it can be the main text for a course in gender, or sections can be assigned for courses in Psychology of Women, Child Development, Social Psychology and so on―and also for scholars in gender and related fields, who will find a coherent up-to-date account of the latest research findings." - Robyn Fivush, Emory University, USA, in Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

"Ever since the groundbreaking The Development of Sex Differences (1966) by Eleanor Maccoby aged beyond its usefulness, students and researchers have needed a comprehensive, well-written, and informative current account of gender development research and theory. This excellent book is it. Chapters are rich with detailed and clear accounts of research that will be useful to experienced scientists as well as to advanced undergraduate and, more likely, graduate students." - Elizabeth Mazur, Penn StateGreater Allegheny, in Psychology of Women Quarterly

"...A substantial and much needed contribution to the field. Students of gender are fortunate that these authors have pooled their talents to educate them about this fascinating but extremely complex aspect of human development. Gender Development should make a fine text for ... graduate and advanced undergraduate students....[and] serve as an excellent reference resource for gender researchers." - David G. Perry and Rachel E. Pauletti in Sex Roles

"This is a terrific text! The book fills a gap in the literature and does so beautifully...It was a real pleasure to read. I will require this text for my courses on gender role attitudes and behavior." -Rebecca S. Bigler, University of Texas at Austin

"I believe that the...book will significantly contribute to the field of child development and gender role development. This is a field that has grown much in the past decades and an updated text on this topic will be very useful...I would certainly adopt it for my course on gender role development." -Yvonne Caldera, Texas Tech University