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Adolescence, 9/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas

Gender

Web Links (Referenced in Text Margins)

Gender Resources
(http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/Specific/Gender/)

The University of Maryland's Diversity Database web site on gender resources that includes general gender resources and specific resources on females and on males; links to many other gender-related web sites are available.
Alice Eagly's Research
(http://www.psych.nwu.edu/folks/eagly)

The personal web site of Alice Eagly provides a description of her current research on gender and leadership and recent publications.
Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America
(http://www.aauw.org/2000/sgsa.html)

Positive Expectations for Girls
(http://www.academic.org/)

Strategies for improving expectations for girls with information about home, school, math and science, future careers, role models, women and work, programs for girls, and resources.
War on Boys
(http://www.aauw.org/9000/search.html)

The AAUW's response to a 1999 TV show called "War on Boys," which portrays the AAUW as successful in their campaign of improving girl's development only if boys lose out.
Center for Gender Equity
(http://www.wri-edu.org/equity)

The web site of the Center for Gender Equity at the U. of Washington, directed by Jo Sanders, includes information about current projects, recent projects, publications, and training.
Gender and Television
(http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Sections/tv05.html)

A fascinating web site on gender and television with Internet connections to information about television and movies to illustrate gender.
Girls and Technology
(http://www.girltech.com)

This web site titled "Girl Tech" encourages girls to use technology. It includes an activity book, teacher exchange, and lesson plans submitted by teachers.
Telementoring for Girls
(http://www.edc.org/CCT/telementoring/)

This is an on-line support for girls in high schools taking technology-oriented courses, their parents, and teachers. It is a project of the National Science Foundation.
Gender Around the World
(http://www.worldbank.org/gender)

Explore differences in opportunities and resources available to males and females in many countries around the world.
Gender Socialization in Six Countries
(http://www.oneworld.org/guides/gender/gender_more_links.html)

This web site provides excerpts from gender socialization studies conducted in six countries including rural Morroccan community, Bolivia, Indonesia, and Jamaica.
The Men's Bibliography
(http://www.konbib.nl/dutchess.ned/71/32/info-3187.html)

Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity
(http://www.apa.org/about/division/div51.html)

The web site of The Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, Division 51 of the American Psychological Association, with information about the division's activities, including a newsletter, links to other web sites on men and masculinity, and a task force on adolescent boys.
Male Issues
(http://www.vix.com/pub/men/index.html)

Read about a wide ranges of issues involving males; includes links to a number of related topics, such as men's health, single fathers, and other topics.
Mens Movement Organizations
(http://www.vix.com/pub/men/orgs/orgs.html)

An extensive list of mens movement organizations with web links to the organizations.