Contemporary arguments against nonsexist language: Blaubergs (1980) revisited

Sex Roles

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 445-461

  Parks, Janet B ^a   Roberton, Mary Ann ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032355357     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018827227128     Document Type: Article

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