Gender Segregation and Gender-Typing in Adolescence

Sex Roles

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-263

  Mehta, Clare M ^a,b   Strough, JoNell ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Friendships; Gender segregation; Gender typing; Peer relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955714250     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9780-8     Document Type: Article

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