Male Gender Role Conflict and Multiculturalism: Implications for Counseling Psychology

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 294-324

  Wester, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 39049159790     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000006286341     Document Type: Article

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