Aspects of young children's perceptions of gender-typed occupations

Sex Roles

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 2000, Pages 993-1006

  Levy, Gary D ^a   Sadovsky, Adrienne L ^a   Troseth, Georgene L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034195122     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007084516910     Document Type: Article

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