No sissy boys here: A content analysis of the representation of masculinity in elementary school reading textbooks

Sex Roles

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 255-270

  Evans, Lorraine ^a   Davies, Kimberly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034134809     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007043323906     Document Type: Article

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