Stereotypes and crossed-category evaluations: The case of gender and science education

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 437-455

  Breakwell, Glynis M ^a   Vignoles, Vivian L ^b   Robertson, Toby ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SCIENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SCIENCE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0344152933     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712603322503024     Document Type: Article

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