Gender inequality in interaction - An evolutionary account

Social Forces

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1845-1872

  Hopcroft, Rosemary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 73449132594     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0185     Document Type: Article

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