Latina and European American Girls' Experiences with Academic Sexism and their Self-Concepts in Mathematics and Science During Adolescence

Sex Roles

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 860-870

  Brown, Christia Spears ^a   Leaper, Campbell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic self concept; Discrimination; Ethnic differences; Sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649819215     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9856-5     Document Type: Article

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