Giving Directions: Gender and Perceived Quality

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1530-1551

  Devlin, Ann Sloan ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

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EID: 0348223614     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01961.x     Document Type: Article

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