The malleability of men's gender self-concept

Self and Identity

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 173-188

  McCall, Cade ^a   Dasgupta, Nilanjana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 34248512737     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860601115328     Document Type: Article

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