Reconceptualizing femininity and masculinity: From gender roles to gender self-confidence

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 475-503

  Hoffman, Rose Marie ^a   Borders, L DiAnne ^b   Hattie, John A ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c California Stt Univ Long Beach ^*

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