The influence of peers on children's socialization to gender roles

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Witt, Susan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's socialisation; Gender roles; Peer influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042780749     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443001620101     Document Type: Article

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