Authoritarianism as an Agent of Status Quo Maintenance: Implications for Women's Careers and Family Lives

Sex Roles

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 619-630

  Duncan, Lauren E ^a   Peterson, Bill E ^a   Ax, Erin E ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Careers; College women; Family; Gender roles; Midlife women; Right wing authoritarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347588353     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000003132.74897.f3     Document Type: Article

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