Sex Differences in Social Behavior: Are the Social Role and Evolutionary Explanations Compatible?

American Psychologist

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 909-917

  Archer, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; SEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0030236442     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.51.9.909     Document Type: Article

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