Our Voices: Psychology of Women, 2nd Edition

? Increased coverage of life-span issues throughout the text. For example, a deeper discussion of older women?s relationships to spouse and friends, their reaction to the "empty nest," their response to retirement, and to the death of a spouse/partner.

• A strong psychological focus of issues in the chapters on physical health and reproduction.

• Increased coverage of how the field of psychology has viewed women of color and poor women.

• New research on how mothers and fathers interact with their children and parenting styles associated with mothers and fathers.