Gender stereotypes during adolescence: Developmental changes and the transition to junior high school

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1129-1137

  Alfieri, Thomas ^a   Ruble, Diane N ^a   Higgins, E Tory ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*

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EID: 21444447663     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.32.6.1129     Document Type: Article

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