Child rearing as a mechanism for social change: The relationship of child gender to parents' commitment to gender equity

Gender and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 503-517

  Warner, Rebecca L ^a   Steel, Brent S ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033244648     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124399013004005     Document Type: Article

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