Escaping Stereotypes: Educational Attitudes of Male Alumni of Single-Sex and Coed Schools

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-148

  James, Abigail Norfleet ^a,b   Richards, Herbert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0141595223     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.4.2.136     Document Type: Article

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