Essentializing differences between women and men

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-135

  Prentice, Deborah A ^a   Miller, Dale T ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645067404     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01675.x     Document Type: Article

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