Adolescents' conceptualization of adult roles: Relationships with age, gender, work goal, and maternal employment

Sex Roles

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 987-1008

  Jackson, Dorothy W ^a   Tein, Jenn Yun ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032348671     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018826626335     Document Type: Article

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