The effects of commercials on children's perceptions of gender appropriate toy use

Sex Roles

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 83-91

  Pike, Jennifer J ^a   Jennings, Nancy A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Commercials; Gender roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244367126     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-1195-6     Document Type: Article

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