Gender-role attitudes among Egyptian adolescents

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-18

  Mensch, Barbara S ^a   Ibrahim, Barbara L ^b   Lee, Susan M ^c   El Gibaly, Omaima ^d  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b West Asian/North Africa Pop Council   (Egypt)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (Egypt)

^d ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; GENDER ROLE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; YOUNG POPULATION;

EGYPT;

EID: 0037643280     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2003.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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