Handbook of diversity in feminist psychology /

Landrine (director of multicultural health behavior research, American Cancer Society) and Russo (Arizona State Univ.) are both award-winning psychologists with long involvement with culture and women's studies. They organize this comprehensive collection, which includes 18 essays, an introduction, and a conclusion, into five sections: "Theory and Methodology," "The Nature and Meaning of Gender," "Health and Therapy," "Violence and Harassment," and "Politics, Policy, and Advocacy." Chapter formats vary, reflecting the range of both material and authors' approaches. All but two chapters are multi-authored, reflecting the collegial nature of the field. Moreover, the volume is timely, reflecting the recent status of feminist psychology, with its cutting-edge material, as part of mainstream social science. The volume is also remarkable for its frequent presentation of intersectional analysis--the mixtures of multiple minority identities that occur in life. A valuable resource for all those in the social sciences. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, professionals. C. T. Fischer Duquesne University