Gender bias in the evaluation of New Age music

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-131

  Colley, Ann ^a,c   North, Adrian ^a   Hargreaves, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Gender; Music; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0037900730     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00330     Document Type: Article

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