Gender attitudes mediate gender differences in attitudes toward adoption in Guatemala

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 139-145

  Gibbons, Judith L ^a   Wilson, Samantha L ^a   Rufener, Christine A ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Gender attitudes; Guatemala

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644514662     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-8875-0     Document Type: Article

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