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Appreciating diversity – gender and cultural issues
Author(s) Aneta Chybicka & Maria Kaźmierczak (Eds.)
2008, Oficyna Wydawnicza
Tags Social
| | ISBN 978-83-7308-901-3
This is the second volume of a two volumes series on cultural and gender issues. This book places gender issues into the focus in an exciting and original way. The book consists of 16 chapters written primarily by Polish authors. The authors illustrate the colorful variety and high quality of work done in the crossroad of gender and culture in Poland. Together with the previous volume this book is a must and a valuable learning material for those who are interested in cultural and gender issues both for personal and professional reasons.
Contents
Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9
Part 1
Social Construction of Sex
Günter Bierbrauer
Gender Diff erence: Fact or Myth? …………………………………………………………………. 21
Gender Diff erence: Fact or Myth? …………………………………………………………………. 21
Natasza Kosakowska
Identity, Self-construal and Gender Role Perception ……………………………………………31
Identity, Self-construal and Gender Role Perception ……………………………………………31
Katarzyna Bojarska
Social Construction of Sex and Gender Dichotomy …………………………………………… 55
Social Construction of Sex and Gender Dichotomy …………………………………………… 55
Agnieszka Nowakowska
Masculinity Construction and Gender Role Strain Theory
– The Qualitative Study on Arabs (Maghrebians) Living in Poland ……………………….. 77
Masculinity Construction and Gender Role Strain Theory
– The Qualitative Study on Arabs (Maghrebians) Living in Poland ……………………….. 77
Monika Biłas-Henne
Do Social Axioms Have Gender?
Polish-Spanish Comparison of Social Axioms:
New Methods of Measurement …………………………………………………………………….103
Do Social Axioms Have Gender?
Polish-Spanish Comparison of Social Axioms:
New Methods of Measurement …………………………………………………………………….103
Krzysztof Ulanowski
Goddess Inanna. Uniqueness in Diversity ………………………………………………………..135
Goddess Inanna. Uniqueness in Diversity ………………………………………………………..135
Part 2
The Role of Gender and Culture in Social Processes
Hanna Brycz
Gender and Culture as Determinants of Self-regulation,
and Reactions to Temptation in Poland …………………………………………………………. 167
Gender and Culture as Determinants of Self-regulation,
and Reactions to Temptation in Poland …………………………………………………………. 167
Hanna Brycz
Gender Diff erences in Perception of Temptation
Resistance and Actual Resistance to Tempting Situations
among Polish Students ……………………………………………………………………………….185
Gender Diff erences in Perception of Temptation
Resistance and Actual Resistance to Tempting Situations
among Polish Students ……………………………………………………………………………….185
Aneta Chybicka, Maria Kaźmierczak
Determinants of Satisfaction with a Romantic Relationship
in Poland, Germany and Egypt …………………………………………………………………….213
Determinants of Satisfaction with a Romantic Relationship
in Poland, Germany and Egypt …………………………………………………………………….213
Piotr Szarota
Smiling as a Self-presentation Strategy in the Internet Personal Ads:
Gender and Cross-cultural Diff erences ……………………………………………………….. 239
Smiling as a Self-presentation Strategy in the Internet Personal Ads:
Gender and Cross-cultural Diff erences ……………………………………………………….. 239
Krystyna Adamska
Th e Role of Relationship in the Individualistic
and Collectivistic Orientations ……………………………………………………………………..259
Th e Role of Relationship in the Individualistic
and Collectivistic Orientations ……………………………………………………………………..259
Malgorzata Lipowska, Mariusz Lipowski, Anna Jankowska
Determinants of Physical Attractiveness
among Polish and Spanish Youth ……………………………………………………………….. 293
Determinants of Physical Attractiveness
among Polish and Spanish Youth ……………………………………………………………….. 293
Part 3
Violence – Gender and Cultural Aspects
Anna Kwiatkowska
Cultures of Violence:
In Search of Links between Culture and Violence against Women …………………… 313
Cultures of Violence:
In Search of Links between Culture and Violence against Women …………………… 313
Henryk Machel
Selected Cultural Determinants of Violence towards Women in Poland
– the Victims Perspective ………………………………………………………………………….341
Selected Cultural Determinants of Violence towards Women in Poland
– the Victims Perspective ………………………………………………………………………….341
Magdalena Błażek, Mikołaj Majkowicz, Anna Chryc-Gawrychowska
The Psychological Effects of Sexual Abuse against Women …………………………….355
The Psychological Effects of Sexual Abuse against Women …………………………….355
Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska
Psychopathy and Gender Diff erences.
From Norm to Pathology ………………………………………………………………………….381
Psychopathy and Gender Diff erences.
From Norm to Pathology ………………………………………………………………………….381
About the reviewer ………………………………………………………………………………….415
About authors …………………………………………………………………………………………417