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Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Women and Competition 2017 Edition by Maryanne L. Fisher
While women are generally perceived to be less competitive than men, women compete in many ways and in a variety of situations. Women try to make themselves look more attractive to draw the attention of a desirable mate. They will use gossip as a form of informational warfare to influence reputations. They compete as mothers to gain access to resources that directly influence the health of their children. They use selfies posted on social media to manipulate others'perceptions. Women compete all of their lives: in the womb, through adolescence and adulthood, and into their elder years.The topic of women's competition has gained significant momentum over the years. Edited by Maryanne L. Fisher, The Oxford Handbook of Women and Competition provides readers with direct evidence of this growth and is one of the first scholarly volumes to focus specifically on this topic. Fisher and her team of contributors offer a definitive worldview of the current state of knowledge regarding competition among women today. Many of the chapters are grounded within an evolutionaryframework, allowing for authors to investigate the adaptive nature of women's competitive behaviors, motivations, and cognition. Other chapters rely on alternative frameworks, with contributors also asserting that socio-cultural forces are the culprit shaping women's competitive drives. Additionally, severalcontributors focus their attention on issues faced by adolescent girls, and explore the developmental trajectories for young women through adulthood.Designed to serve as a source of inspiration for future research and direction, The Oxford Handbook of Women and Competition is a stand-out scholarly text focusing on the many competitive forces driving women today. Table of Contents :- Section I: IntroductionChapter 1: IntroductionMaryanne L. FisherSection II: Theory and OverviewChapter 2: Competition throughout Women's LivesBobbi LowChapter 3: Sexual Competition Among Women: A Review of the Theory and Supporting EvidenceSteven Arnocky & Tracy VaillancourtChapter 4: Female Intrasexual Competition in Primates: Why Human's Aren't as Progressive as We ThinkNicole ScottSection III: Social Status and AggressionChapter 5: Feminist and Evolutionary Perspectives of Female-Female Competition, Status Seeking, and Social Network Formation Laurette T. LiesenChapter 6: Adolescent Peer Aggression and Female Reproductive CompetitionAndrew C. GallupChapter 7: Cooperation Drives Competition among Tsimane Women in the Bolivian AmazonStacey L. RucasChapter 8: Competition Between Female FriendsChenthila Nagamuthu & Elizabeth Page-GouldChapter 9: The Element of Surprise: Women of the Dark TriadP. Lynne HoneySection IV: Communication and GossipChapter 10: Competitive Communication among Women: The Pretty Prevail by Means of Indirect AggressionGrace AndersonChapter 11: Gossip and Competition among Women: How "The Gossip" Became a Woman and how "Gossip" Became Her Weapon of ChoiceFrancis T. McAndrewChapter 12: Women's Talk? Exploring the Relationship Between Gossip, Sex, Mate Competition, and Mate PoachingKatelin Sutton & Megan J. OatenChapter 13: Informational Warfare: Coalitional Gossiping as a Strategy for Within-Group AggressionNicole H. Hess Section V: Mate Availability and Mating RelationshipsChapter 14: Do Women Compete for Mates When Men are Scarce? Sex Ratio Imbalances and Women's Mate Competition Cross-CulturallyEmily StoneChapter 15: Operational Sex Ratio and Female Competition: Scarcity Breeds IntensityHaley M. Dillon, Lora E. Adair, & Gary L. BraseChapter 16: The Influence of Women's Mate Value on Intrasexual CompetitionMaryanne L. Fisher & Ana Maria FernandezChapter 17: Single and Partnered Women: Competing to Obtain and Retain High Quality Men Gayle BrewerChapter 18: I'll Have Who She's Having: Mate Copying, Mate Poaching and Mate RetentionLora E. Adair, Haley M. Dillon, & Gary L. BraseChapter 19: Intrasexual Mate Competition and Breakups: Who Really Wins?Craig Morris, Melanie L. Beaussart, Chris Reiber, & Linda S. KrajewskiSection VI: Endocrinology and Psychobiological ConsiderationsChapter 20: Psychobiological Responses to Competition in Women Raquel Costa, Miguel A. Serrano, & Alicia Salvador Chapter 21: The Endocrinology of Female CompetitionKelly Cobey, & Amanda HahnChapter 22: The Effect of Fertility on Women's Intrasexual CompetitionLambrianos Nikiforidis, Ashley Rae Arsena, & Kristina M. DuranteSection VII: Health and AgingChapter 23: Social Aggression, Sleep and Wellbeing among Sidama Women of Rural Southwestern EthiopiaAlissa A. Miller & Stacey L. RucasChapter 24: Is Female Competition at the Heart of Reproductive Suppression and Eating Disorders?Catherine SalmonChapter 25: Moderation of Female-female Competition for Matings by Competitors' Age and Parity Melanie MacEacheron & Lorne Campbell Section VIII: Motherhood and FamilyChapter 26: Competitive Motherhood from a Comparative PerspectiveKatherine A. Valentine, Norman P. Li, & Jose C. YongChapter 27: Cooperative and Competitive Mothering: From Bonding to Rivalry in the Service of ChildrearingRosemarie I. Sokol-Chang, Rebecca L. Burch & Maryanne L. FisherChapter 28: Conflicting Tastes: Conflict Between Female Family Members in Choice of Romantic Partners Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair & Robert BieglerChapter 29: Darwinian Perspectives on Women's Progenicide Alita J. Cousins & Theresa PorterSection IX: Physical Appearance Chapter 30: The Causes and Consequences of Women's Competitive BeautificationDanielle J. DelPriore, Marjorie L. Prokosch, & Sarah E. HillChapter 31: Ravishing Rivals: Female Intrasexual Competition and Cosmetic SurgeryShelli L. Dubbs, Ashleigh J. Kelly, & Fiona Kate BarlowChapter 32: Intrasexual Competition Among Beauty Pageant ContestantsRebecca Shaiber, Laura Johnsen & Glenn GeherChapter 33: Fashion as a Set of Signals in Female Intrasexual CompetitionLaura Johnsen & Glenn GeherSection X: Competition in Virtual ContextsChapter 34: Female Virtual Intrasexual Competition and its ConsequencesJose C. Yong, Norman P. Li, Katherine A. Valentine, & April R. SmithChapter 35: Facebook Frenemies and Selfie-Promotion: Women and Competition in the Digital AgeAmanda E. Guitar & Rachael A. CarmenChapter 36: Women's Use of Computer Games to Practice Intrasexual CompetitionTami M. MeredithSection XI: Competition in Applied SettingsChapter 37: The Buzz on the Queen Bee and Other Characterizations of Women's Intrasexual Competition at WorkLucie Kocum, Delphine S. Courvoisier, & Saundra VernonChapter 38: Food as a Means for Female Power Struggles Charlotte J. S. De Backer, Liselot Hudders, & Maryanne L. FisherChapter 39: Evolution of Artistic and Aesthetic Propensities through Female Competitive Ornamentation Marco A. C. Varella, Jaroslava Varella Valentova, & Ana Maria Fernandez Chapter 40: "Playing Like a Girl": Women in Competition in Sport and Physical Activity Hayley Russell, Julia Dutove, & Lori Dithurbide Section XII: Conclusion Chapter 41: Conclusion Gregory Carter & Maryanne L. Fisher