Spring 2018 Books & Videos Catalog - 18

AMERICAN PSYCHOLO GICAL ASSOCIATION

NEW RELEASES
Gender Typing of Children's Toys

How Early Play Experiences Impact Development
Edited by Erica S. Weisgram and Lisa M. Dinella
What social, cognitive, and biological factors influence the design and marketing of gender-typed
toys, and children's interest in such toys? What are the long-term implications of gendered toy
play, for children's development and later adult roles? In this volume, scholars in developmental
psychology, education, and neuroscience examine the fascinating intersection of gender and child
play. Contributors consider the innumerable ways in which toys today are gender-typed, alongside
the expression of gender preferences in early childhood. With theoretically and empirically based
play interventions, as well as ongoing campaigns aimed at raising public awareness, this volume
offers a clear blueprint for how researchers, clinicians, parents, and activists can help reduce gender
stereotypes and help children grow up to become the people they want to be.
2018. 352 pages. Hardcover.
List: $74.95 | APA Member/Affiliate: $56.21
ISBN 978-1-4338-2886-7 | Item # 4316184

The Gender Affirmative Model

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Supporting
Transgender and Gender Expansive Children
Edited by Colt Keo-Meier and Diane Ehrensaft
This warm and timely book provides mental health professionals with a guide to the Gender Affirmative
Model, a leading approach for working with transgender and gender expansive children and their families.
Using an easy-to-follow framework, readers will learn how to facilitate and enable children to live in their
authentic gender with necessary social supports. The authors describe how to address distress and
build resilience within children and families, while also strengthening awareness of the complex interplay
of cultural factors with gender. They also address the complex psychological, social and community
challenges faced by transgender and gender expansive children, as well as the potential mental health
struggles that can arise because of bullying and more subtle forms of societal discrimination.
2018. 304 pages. Hardcover.
Series: Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Diversity
List: $64.95 | APA Member/Affiliate: $48.71
ISBN 978-1-4338-2912-3 | Item # 4317487

Woman's Embodied Self

Feminist Perspectives on Identity and Image
Joan C. Chrisler and Ingrid Johnston-Robledo
In this compelling book, Joan C. Chrisler and Ingrid Johnston-Robledo examine how women relate
to their bodies and how attitudes toward the body affect women's sense of self. In particular, they
document the disturbing, never-ending barrage of standards used to judge women's bodies. These
impossible standards prompt women to pursue life-long body improvement projects-which
can lead to self-objectification or a negative embodied self. The authors review the research on
these phenomena and analyze them through the lens of various psychological theories, including
objectification theory, stigma theory, terror management theory, and stereotype embodiment theory.
They also suggest ways to help women and girls achieve a positive embodied self, which includes
challenging and resisting pressures to alter and discipline their bodies in unhealthy ways.
2018. 273 pages. Hardcover.
Series: Psychology of Women
List: $79.95 | APA Member/Affiliate: $59.96
ISBN 978-1-4338-2712-9 | Item # 4318148

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