Conforming to masculine norms: Evidence for validity among adult men and women

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 767-775

  Smiler, Andrew P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Femininity; Gender; Masculinity ideology; Sex differences; Sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845296965     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9045-8     Document Type: Article

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