Associations between femininity and women's political behavior during midlife

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 508-520

  Cole, Elizabeth R ^a   Sabik, Natalie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 78149318780     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2010.01600.x     Document Type: Article

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