Individual differences in gender development: Associations with parental sexual orientation, attitudes, and division of labor

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 330-341

  Fulcher, Megan ^a   Sutfin, Erin L ^b   Patterson, Charlotte J ^c  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Division of Labor; Gender role development; Parental sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549182497     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9348-4     Document Type: Article

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