Status and gender: The paradox of progress in an age of narcissism

Sex Roles

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 338-340

  Twenge, Jean M ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Expressive communal traits; Instrumental assertive traits; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449523559     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9617-5     Document Type: Article

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