The child gender socialization scale: A measure to compare traditional and feminist parents

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 192-207

  Blakemore, Judith E Owen ^a   Hill, Craig A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender development; Gender role; Gender socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349172171     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9333-y     Document Type: Article

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