Age comparisons in workplace sexual harassment perceptions

Sex Roles

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 240-253

  Ohse, Dawn M ^a   Stockdale, Margaret S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Ambivalent sexism; Gender differences; Sexual harassment perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249128822     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9438-y     Document Type: Article

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