What's in a label? The relationship between feminist self-identification and "feminist" attitudes among U.S. women and men

Gender and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 480-505

  McCabe, Janice ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminist identity; Feminist self identification; Gender attitudes; Political attitudes; Public support

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944447718     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243204273498     Document Type: Review

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