Attitudes about affirmative action for women: The role of children in shaping parents' interests

Sex Roles

Volumn 62, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 347-360

  Prokos, Anastasia H ^a   Baird, Chardie L ^b   Keene, Jennifer Reid ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action for women; Attitudes; Children

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951764746     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9739-9     Document Type: Article

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