The impact of social role information on reducing gender-stereotypical judgments: A methodological artifact?;Die Bedeutung von Informationen zur Sozialen Rolle für die Reduktion Geschlechtsstereotypen Urteilens ein Methodisches Artefakt?

Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 277-284

  Bosak, Janine ^a   Sczesny, Sabine ^a   Eagly, Alice H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender stereotypes; Shifting standards; Social judgment; Social roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649023245     PISSN: 00443514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0044-3514.38.4.277     Document Type: Article

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