Gender and regional differences in spatial referents used in direction giving

Sex Roles

Volumn 44, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 321-337

  Lawton, Carol A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

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EID: 0035263762     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010981616842     Document Type: Article

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