Stereotypes of women in different stages of their reproductive life: Data from Mexico and the United States

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 673-687

  Marván, Ma Luisa ^a,b,c   Islas, Martha ^a   Vela, Laura ^a   Chrisler, Joan C ^b   Warren, Elyse A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48849116249     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330802188982     Document Type: Conference Paper

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