Defining social psychology and gender. What is social psychology? Social psychological theories. What is gender? Cross-cutting social positions. A gender lens
Conceptions of gender in social psychology. Essentialist approaches, socialization approaches, social construction approaches, structural approaches
Social exchange and related theories. Behaviorism, social learning theory, social exchange theory
Social cognition. The organization of thought. Thinking : processing information. Constructing gender : behavior and cognition. Social cognition on gender
Symbolic interactionism. The tools of symbolic interactionism. Who are we? Self and identity
Gendered selves and identities. Presenting selves in interaction. Interactional repairs. Self-presentation and social structure. Resistance and negotiation
Altruism and aggression : gendered dynamics of helping and harming others. Definitions. Social psychological explanations of altruism and aggression. Structural patterns of helping and aggression. Coda : helping and harming
. Lessons from opposition
Reprising a gender lens on social psychology. A case in point. Traces of social psychological theories. Approaches to gender. Final messages for the reader.