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Chapter 13: Gender : Objectives
  • Sex vs. Gender
  • Gender Role Development and Socialization
  • Historical Shifts in Gender Assumptions
  • The Power of Socialization
  • Theories of Gender Development
  • Emphasis on Nature vs Emphasis on Nurture
  • Gender Stereotypes: Function and Drawbacks
  • Gender and Counseling
  • Counseling Men
  • Counseling Women
  • The Power of Gender Stereotypes and Biases in Counseling
  • Sex Combinations in Counseling: Female Counselor to Female Client, Female Counselor to Male Client, Male Counselor to Female Client, and Male Counselor to Male Client
  • Overall Negative Gender Biases towards Men
  • Overall Negative Gender Biases towards Women
  • Counselor Bias in Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Counselor Bias in Career-Related Counseling
  • Counselor Bias in Couples and Family Counseling
  • Heterosexual Bias
  • Implications for Practice: Gender-Fair Counseling
  • Examining the Values and Beliefs of Counselor and Client
  • Confronting Biases
  • Action toward Gender-Fair Goals
  • Evaluation of Outcomes