The impact of child care on gender role development and gender stereotypes

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 149-154

  Chick, Kay A ^a   Heilman Houser, Rose Ann ^b   Hunter, Maxwell W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Child care; Gender development; Gender stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649119794     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014528424032     Document Type: Article

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