Age, gender, and occupational label: A test of social role theory

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 361-374

  Kite, Mary E ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030305978     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1996.tb00305.x     Document Type: Article

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