The content and function of gender self-stereotypes: An exploratory investigation

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 447-458

  Oswald, Debra L ^a   Lindstedt, Kara ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Self stereotyping; Social identity theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751008369     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9026-y     Document Type: Article

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