Masculinity Ideology, Covert Sexism, and Perceived Gender Typicality in Relation to Young Men's Academic Motivation and Choices in College

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 139-153

  Leaper, Campbell ^a   Van, Stephanie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; masculinity; occupational choice; sex role attitudes; sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649092581     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.9.3.139     Document Type: Article

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