"Thinking she could be the next president": Why identifying with the curriculum matters

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 328-338

  Rios, Desdamona ^a   Stewart, Abigail J ^a   Winter, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77957908842     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2010.01578.x     Document Type: Article

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