She swings, she hits, she's great, she's benched: Implications of gender-based shifting standards for judgment and behavior

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 66-77

  Biernat, Monica ^a   Vescio, Theresa K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23044530268     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167202281006     Document Type: Article

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