Masculinity unraveled: The roots of male gender identity and the shifting of male ego ideals throughout life

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1099-1130

  Diamond, Michael J ^a,b,c,d  

^a Society for Psychoanalytic Studies   (United States)

^b WRIGHT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33846440898     PISSN: 00030651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00030651060540040601     Document Type: Article

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