The influence of ethnicity, social class, and context on judgments about U.S. women

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 481-499

  Lott, Bernice ^a   Saxon, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Anglo saxon women; Ethnicity; Jewish women; Latina women; Social class; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; WOMEN;

EID: 0036673104     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540209603913     Document Type: Article

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