Gender differences in extreme mathematical achievement: An international perspective on biological and social factors

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 114, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Penner, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GABRA2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 58749101012     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589252     Document Type: Article

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