Truck driver or nurse? the impact of gender roles and occupational status on children's occupational preferences

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 848-863

  Teig, Stacey ^a   Susskind, Joshua E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Gender roles; Occupational attitudes; Occupational status; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249109840     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9410-x     Document Type: Article

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