DOMINIC W. MASSARO, editor
University of California, Santa Cruz

Gender as an Integrated but Still Traditional (Not Deconstructed) Construct

The Developmental Social Psychology of Gender
Edited by Thomas Eckes and Hanns M. Trautner. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2000. 470 pp. Paper, $49.95.

This wide-ranging and valuable book brings together experts in the fields of social and developmental psychology whose work has explored issues of gender and who have contributed to the theoretical and empirical literature on the subject. The editors, Thomas Eckes and Hanns M. Trautner, have written introductory and concluding chapters that are provocative and present a clear framework for the understanding of gender. Twelve additional chapters are organized into sections on theory, interpersonal behavior, and groups and culture. Each chapter is very accessible, contains up-to-date references, and presents an excellent coverage of material. The reader is also treated to a glossary at the end of the book in which concepts are defined and chapters dealing with the concepts are indicated.