Dynamic Stereotypes of Power: Perceived Change and Stability in Gender Hierarchies

Sex Roles

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 201-215

  Diekman, Amanda B ^a   Goodfriend, Wind ^b   Goodwin, Stephanie ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender stereotypes; Sex differences; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642376134     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sers.0000015552.22775.44     Document Type: Review

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