Gender, performance level, and competence standards in task groups

Social Science Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 447-457

  Foschi, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competence standards; Gender; Influence; Performance expectations; Performance level; Sex linkage of task; Status

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649101652     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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