Sex-role stereotyping for selected sport and physical activities across age groups

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 94, Issue 3 PART 1, 2002, Pages 743-749

  Meaney, Karen S ^a   Dornier, Lanie A ^b   Owens, Mary S ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; SPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIALIZATION; SPORTS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0036594068     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2002.94.3.743     Document Type: Article

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