Lending a helping hand: The effects of gender stereotypes and gender on likelihood of helping

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2164-2176

  Fiala, Samuel E ^b   Giuliano, Traci A ^a   Remlinger, Natalie M ^b   Braithwaite, Lisa C ^b  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033211783     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb02300.x     Document Type: Article

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