Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-313).
Part I. General orientation -- Understanding the psychology of women / Elaine Donelson and Jeanne E. Gullahorn -- Contributions from personality theory / Elaine Donelson -- Part II. Psychobiological foundations of sex-typed behavior -- Gender through the animal world : the comparative view / Stanley C. Ratner -- Biology and gender : structure, sex, and cycles / Glenn I. Hatton -- The menstrual experience / Audrey D. Landers -- Sex differences in the growth and use of language / Lauren Jay Harris -- Part III. Social influences on the development of sex-typed behavior -- Infants and caregivers : sex differences as determinants of socialization / Hiram E. Fitzgerald -- Development of sex-typed behavior and self-concept / Social responsiveness and sense of separateness / Friendship / Ellen A. Strommen -- Individual and interpersonal achievement / Part IV. Adult involvements and the quest for androgyny -- Sex roles and sexuality / Jeanne E. Gullahorn -- The woman in the family / Lucy Rau Ferguson -- Becoming a single woman / The woman professional / Equality and social structure / Jeanne E. Gullahorn