Think athletic director, think masculine?: Examination of the gender typing of managerial subroles within athletic administration positions

Sex Roles

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 416-426

  Burton, Laura J ^a   Barr, Carol A ^b   Fink, Janet S ^a   Bruening, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic administration; Gender role stereotyping; Managerial subroles

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449523537     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9632-6     Document Type: Article

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