Gender differences in academic entitlement among college students

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-344

  Ciani, Keith D ^a   Summers, Jessica J ^b   Easter, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Entitlement; Gender; Grade inflation

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 59449089369     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.169.4.332-344     Document Type: Article

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