On the gender-typed nature of dominant and submissive acts

Sex Roles

Volumn 44, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 339-350

  McCreary, Donald R ^a   Rhodes, Nancy D ^b  

^a REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035263759     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010933700912     Document Type: Article

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