The attainment of self-consistency through gender in young children

Sex Roles

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 209-230

  Warin, Jo ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034131642     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007039222998     Document Type: Article

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