Measuring gender orientation with the bem sex role inventory in Chinese culture

Sex Roles

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 237-251

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Norvilitis, Jill M ^a   Jin, Shenghua ^b  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SUNY College ^*

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EID: 0035242144     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010911305338     Document Type: Article

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