He's a laker; she's a "looker": The consequences of gender-stereotypical portrayals of male and female athletes by the print media

Sex Roles

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 217-229

  Knight, Jennifer L ^a   Giuliano, Traci A ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035429682     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013553811620     Document Type: Article

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