Accessibility of gender stereotype domains: Developmental and gender differences in children

Sex Roles

Volumn 60, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 870-881

  Miller, Cindy Faith ^a   Lurye, Leah E ^a   Zosuls, Kristina M ^a   Ruble, Diane N ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Gender stereotypes; Stereotype accessibility; Stereotype domains

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349167431     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9584-x     Document Type: Article

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